Michael Clarke dismisses talks of ODI retirement

Michael Clarke, Australia's skipper for Test matches and ODIs has quashed speculations about him retiring from the ODI format. Clarke, struggled with hamstring injury during the tri-series in Zimbabwe and eventually, had to return to Australia. Clarke has also been struggling with back problems for a longtime now.

"I love the game as much as I always have," he told reporters upon arriving home at Sydney airport. "The last thing I am thinking about is retiring. "I think I have had a really good run in the last 12 to 18 months, and my back's been in really good shape. It's obviously frustrating that I have been training for four months in preparation for getting onto onto the field and I played one game, or half a game, in Zimbabwe. However, I am really confident. I feel as fit and healthy as I have been throughout my career. I've worked exceptionally hard over the last four months." Clarke feels that he made the right decision to return back to Australia. He said, "I spoke to the doctors and physio in Zimbabwe and I believe we made the right decision. I would have been really disappointed if I got on a plane straight away without seeing how I was going. "I did all the things in regards to leading up to the game so, in my mind I was 100 per cent fit to perform. I felt fine. I had two fitness tests four days and then two days before the game. So I ticked all the boxes."