5 Australian Test batsmen who shone in India

#2 Michael Clarke

Clarke score a century on debut against India in Bangalore

Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100s	50s
13	25	972	40.50	3	4

Michael Clarke may have the lowest average in the list, but he has also played the maximum number of matches. The former Australian captain not only scored three hundreds in India but was also able to sustain a healthy strike rate while doing so.

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The tour of 2004-05 was his debut series and he started with a bang. In his first match at Bangalore, he went on to score a 151 for the visitors and received the Man of the Match award in the gargantuan Australian victory. His next big performance was for a winning cause too when he scored 91 in Nagpur. His next centuries included an 112 in the Delhi draw of 2008 and the 130 in the Chennai loss of 2013. That particular series proved to be tough on him as a captain but it did not affect his flair as a batsman.

Clarke’s aggression, which showed in his captaincy, helped him become the perfect batsman for subcontinent pitches. His complete game, paired with this vigour, did wonders for him every time he toured the country.