Melbourne: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke and wife Kyly Boldy have split after more than seven years of marriage on a $40 million divorce settlement, according to media reports here.
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The couple has also agreed on arrangements to co-parent their four-year-old daughter Kelsey Lee.
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“After living apart for some time, we have made the difficult decision to separate as a couple, amicably,” Clarke and Kyly were quoted as saying in a joint statement in the ‘The Australian’ newspaper.
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“With the greatest of respect for each other, we’ve come to the mutual conclusion that this is the best course for us to take while committed to the co-parenting of our daughter.”
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The couple, both 38, married in 2012. Their daughter was born in 2015, months after the cricketer announced his retirement.
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On an Instagram post, Clarke indicated he was preparing to become the new co-host of Big Sports Breakfast show this year alongside former rugby league great Laurie Daley.
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According to reports, Clarke and Kyly have been separated for the past five months and the former Australia captain has been living at a Bondi Beach apartment after moving out of his and Kyly’s USD 12 million Vaucluse home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
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Kyly will continue to live in their Vaucluse property with their daughter.
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Clarke played 115 Tests between 2004 and 2015 from which he scored 8643 runs at an average of 49.10, including 28 centuries.
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Clarke, who led Australia to the 2015 World Cup triumph, played 245 ODIs, scoring 7981 runs at an average of 44.58.
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