Criticism ‘part of the business’ - Michael Clarke
Australia’s stand-in captain Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 made it clear that the criticism surrounding him is “part of the business” of being an Australian cricketer.
“It’s part of the business I guess...don’t get me wrong, I wish it wasn’t there”, Clarke stated on Tuesday as his team was preparing for their fourth One Day match against England at the Adelaide nets today.
The permanent vice-captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 admitted that he is not fazed by the continuous criticism and the intense scrutiny saying that he only wants to focus on winning game.
He stressed on the fact that he is aware of all the individual scrutiny that comes and goes but he is “copping a little bit of stick”.
He admitted that he knows he hasn’t been performing in recent times and everyone, who has been criticising his form, is stating the obvious.
The middle-order batsman is leading the side in the absence of Ricky Ponting, who is recovering from a finger injury.
The 29-year-old stand-in skipper is facing a slump in form after a bleak 2010-11 Ashes series. He has also mustered only 55 runs in the three One Day matches against England.
However, Clarke told reporters that he was trained to ward off all the negativities.
“I haven’t been performing as well as I’d like, its part and parcel of what comes with it”, Clarke said.
He conceded that he is often frustrated as he is looking for answers for his numerous run of outs in his last 12 innings for Australia, saying that he is training hard in the nets and the gym to make things right for himself.
Clarke’s on-the-pitch form is not the only thing that has drawn plenty of attention, but it his social life that is also under the radar. He is an avid user of the micro-blogging website, Twitter and his recent tweet of playing “match-maker” for team-mate
Steve Smith left his fans horrified.
However, Clarke remained adamant that he will not stop using the social networking website until and unless he is directed by Cricket Australia (CA). He stated that he has “enjoyed it” and the CA introduced it to him so that he gets to interact with his
fans.
“If they think it’s in my best interests to get off Twitter, then I will certainly do that, but right now it’s certainly not a concern”.
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