Adelaide: "There's a chance I may never play again" due to a right hamstring injury sustained on the final day of the first Test against India, admitted Michael Clarke as the Adelaide Test came to an end on Saturday.
"There's no doubt, there's certainly a chance, I may never play again. I hope that's not the case and I'll be doing everything in my power to get back out on the park, but I have to be realistic as well," Clarke said.
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He said scans revealed he had torn his right hamstring, adding that the diagnosis was not good.
"I've had my scans, the scans are not great, they have certainly showed a tear there. The experts are looking at them and I can pretty confidently say that I won't take part in this Test series," Clarke said.
Clarke, 33, has been troubled by hamstring and back issues since he was a teenager but the problem has flared up recently.
He almost missed the first test because of a recurring hamstring problem and suffered a painful back injury while batting in the first innings.
He retired hurt but recommenced his innings the next day, scoring a century.
If the injury prematurely ends his career, the century he scored against India in the first inning of the Adelaide Test would be his final hundred as an International cricketer.
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