Clarke got into a heated argument with his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough while on vacation in Noosa, Queensland. The video was shot from a standard where Clarke can be seen being slapped by Yarbrough, who accused him of cheating on a former Australian thug, although he continues to deny it.
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke is in danger of losing his commentary contract for the lucrative India-Australia Border Gavascar Trophy after a video of his wild altercation with his girlfriend went viral on social media. Australia’s 2015 World Cup captain Clarke got into a heated argument with girlfriend Jade Yarbrough while on vacation in Noosa, Queensland. The video was shot from a standard where Clarke can be seen being slapped by Yarbrough, who accused him of cheating on a former Australian thug, although he continues to deny it. About 3 minutes of video shot from a distance is blurry, but the audio is pretty clear. Yarbrough can be heard screaming about Clarke allegedly having a physical affair with his ex-girlfriend, noted fashion designer Pip Edwards.
“Do you want to send her to India?” Yarbrough said in the video, “I saw the lyrics, ‘You are the love of my life, Pip, come with me to India,'” she said. added, slapped Clarke in the face when he pleaded not guilty, 41. Clarke was joined by Yarbrough, her sister Jasmine, and her husband, media personality Karl Stefanovic.
The video was published by the Daily Telegraph. The Australian cricket star has already lost her potential deal with her brand of skincare, according to Australian media reports.
There was no official comment from Cricket Australia, but they have reportedly opened an investigation into the matter.
According to some Australian media reports, this was just the beginning of Clarke’s troubles. The former right-hander could lose his commentary deal for the four-match Test series in India. BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board and host broadcaster Star Sports reserve the right to award or terminate any commentator’s contract.
Clarke, who represented Australia in 115 Tests, 245 ODIs and 34 T20Is, scoring 8643, 7981 and 488 runs respectively, apologized for his actions.
“I am utterly disappointed in putting the people I hold dearest into this position. My actions leading up to this altercation were truly shameful and deplorable. I fully own this and am the only one responsible for this,” Clarke told the Daily Telegraph.