Hughes family to attend Test

January 03, 2015 11:29 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:21 pm IST - Sydney:

Australia captain Michael Clarke on Saturday revealed that Phil Hughes’s family will be present for the final Test at this venue, where the cricketer was hit by a bouncer and eventually succumbed to his injuries.

“Phillip Hughes’s family will be at the game and I will be spending my time with them when I’m not in the commentary box,” Clarke, who would be doing commentary for Channel Nine, said.

“They have shown incredible strength over the last couple of months and it will be great to see them back out at the ground where they watched their son and brother score so many runs for NSW, South Australia and Australia,” he added.

Praise for Dhoni Clarke said M.S. Dhnoi has done a “wonderful job” as India captain.

Clarke said he was amazed at how Dhoni held the captaincy while playing all three forms of the game.

“I cannot imagine there would be many jobs in international sport tougher than being the captain of India’s cricket team. I doubt many have dealt with the expectation, scrutiny, pressure and extreme adoration better than MS Dhoni,” Clarke said.

“He’s done a wonderful job and I think the hole he has left in the Test team will be hard to fill. I wish him all the best for all that lies ahead,” he wrote in his column for Daily Telegraph.

Clarke said he’s looking forward to meeting Dhoni here during the fourth Test.

“I’ve had quite a few chats with MS over the years, and nearly all of them have been about motorbikes. I love them, but not quite with the same devotion he does. I’m catching up with him at a Spartan BBQ on Sunday and I’ll be riding my Harley there so he can take it for a spin,” he said.

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