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44-year-old Clarke, who led Australia to the ODI World Cup title win in 2015, played 115 Tests, 245 ODIs and 34 T20Is for Men in Yellow from 2004 to 2015.
Michael Clarke undergoes surgery to cure skin cancer. (Picture Credit: Instagram)
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke took to Instagram on Wednesday (August 27) to share post via which he confirmed that he underwent surgery to cure skin cancer.
“Skin cancer is real! Especially in Australia. Another one cut out of my nose today. A friendly reminder to get your skin checked. Prevention is better than cure but in my case, regular check ups and early detection is key. So grateful that @drbishsoliman_ got it early . @australianskincancerfoundation,” the captioned the post.
According to 7news, the 44-year-old former Australian captain received his first diagnosis in 2006 and has had about a dozen cancers removed in the years since. He required surgery to remove a dangerous basal cell carcinoma from his chest last year. He had cancers cut out of his forehead and face on separate occasions in 2023.
In 2023, he teamed up with Australian Skin Cancer Foundation, and told Sunrise that he tries to get checked twice a year.
“Just about every time I need to get things zapped off my body, particular my face because I’ve spent so much time in the sun,” Clarke said.
“I’ve probably had 20 skin cancers cut out of my body. I get nervous but I think the advantage is I went from quite a young age so now I know, minimum twice a year I’ll make sure I go and get checked.”
“Peace of mind is so important. Australian summer, this sun here is as strong as anywhere in the world.”
Record as cricketer
Clarke, who led Australia to the 2015 ODI World Cup title win, played 115 Tests, 245 ODIs and 34 T20Is for the six-time ODI World Cup winners from 2003 to 2015. He amassed a total of 8643 runs in Tests, 7981 runs in ODIs and 488 in T20Is. He also dismissed a total of 94 batters, of which 31 were in Tests and 57 in ODIs.
In 2013, Clarke won the ICC Cricketer and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year awards. He played nine Tests in the 2012-13 season and in 16 innings, with the help of four centuries and as many fifties, scored 1178 runs with an average of 84.14.
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