KL Rahul is going to be a star: Michael Clarke

Published - 29 Aug 2016, 17:02 IST | Updated - 29 Aug 2016, 17:02 IST

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Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke who led the Australian side to the no.1 rank in the world and him at his peak was ranked the best Test batsman in the world. He was engaging in a question-answer session with his fans through the microblogging site Twitter.

Yesterday (August 28), Australia beat Sri Lanka in the 3rd One Day International of the 5-match ODI series, which was also the farewell match for the veteran Sri Lankan batsman, Tillakaratne Dilshan. Clarke said that it was a great win for the Australian side, who chased down the target posted by Sri Lanka. He also pointed that Dilshan will be missed, who had been phenomenal over the years for Sri Lanka.

Great win from the Aussies. Dilshan has been a fantastic player over a long period of time. Will be missed. https://t.co/syMdLTx5tT
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 29, 2016

Dilshan was quick to respond to the Tweet as he thanked for the words.

@mclarke23 thank you Michael!!
— TM Dilshan (@TmDilshanFan) August 29, 2016

As the question-answer session continued, a fan asked to select his favorite ground at South Africa, he said that the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

Newlands. I love Cape Town https://t.co/TWebIDdtEp
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 29, 2016

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When queried on his future intentions on whether he would like to coach some team around the world, he said, he is not sure about it.

@MClarke23 will you consider coaching in future ?
— rain rain come again (@Salmanvictor1) August 29, 2016

Not sure https://t.co/XP9gEOFDns
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 29, 2016

When asked about any changes he would have loved to change in his career, he said that he would have loved to win the Ashes series in England, which was his farewell series. He bid farewell, after losing the Ashes series to England.

Hey @MClarke23 what, if anything, would you change in your career?thanks, long time fan ?
— James Grahame (@JamesGrahame) August 29, 2016

Would of liked to have won the Ashes in England. https://t.co/KAA1UkQ5KL
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 29, 2016

When asked about the South African pacer Dale Steyn, he said that Steyn is a great bowler.

@MClarke23
Hey Clarke, would u like to say something about Dale Steyn?
— Saima (@imsaima9) August 29, 2016

Great bowler. https://t.co/V5r2nlzurZ
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) August 29, 2016

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Speaking about the rising star of Indian cricket, KL Rahul, who became the third Indian cricketer to score a century in all three formats of the game. “Looks like he is going to be a star,” said Clarke.