7 players who scored a triple century this decade before David Warner

#2 Michael Clarke (January 2012 vs India)

Australia v India - 1st Test: Day 4

Michael Clarke, the former Australian captain who represented his country in 115 Test matches, was the second batsman to score a triple century this decade.

Clarke achieved the feat in January 2012 against a good Indian bowling attack (which consisted of Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin) at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australia won the toss in sunny conditions and, as expected, decided to bat. It seemed like the wrong decision at first as they were reduced to a precarious 37-3.

But Clarke then turned Australia’s fortunes around completely. Coming in at number five, he decided to be positive and it worked.

The right-hander showed superb timing and balance from the start of his innings. He played a few sumptuous cover drives to the delight of the crowd, which enabled the scoreboard to keep moving.

By the time Clark had 150 runs to his name; India’s bowlers had been in the field for the majority of the day and were tired. He took full advantage of that; a good example was when he dispatched a waist-high ball from Zaheer Khan to the mid-wicket boundary with authority.

When his 288-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Ricky Ponting ended, Clarke found another able partner in Michael Hussey. The pair never looked flustered at the crease and raced past 550 runs (for the team).

Clarke reached his triple century soon after and then deservedly received a rapturous ovation. When Australia declared their innings on 659-4, Clarke was still unbeaten on 329.