Former Australian Captain Michael Clarke, on Sunday, denied the reports that he has offered to play for Australia for free to help the team recover after the downfall of his successor Steve Smith over a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.
“This article is out of control! Let me make very clear that I have not sent any formal offer to James Sutherland to come back and play cricket. I sent him a message as a friend offering to help Australian cricket in ANY way I could (this could mean mentoring the under 14s)” wrote Clarke on his twitter handle.
“I won’t be batting in the nets in India in preparation for a comeback 😂😂😂 and as I have always said the game owes me nothing, I owe it everything. Have a great Sunday 👍🏏” he posted another tweet to further clarify the things.
Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner were stripped of their leadership roles and banned from the sport for one year after a plot to alter the ball’s condition during the third Test in March.
Earlier, there were reports that he had messaged Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland. The ex-skipper retired in 2015 after his 115th and final Test of the Ashes series against England.
