Clarke had struggled to adapt to the shortest form of the game, and Victoria skipper Cameron White was the man to lead Australia in Twenty20 cricket, Waugh said on Inside Cricket on Monday night.
"I don't think (Clarke's) batting is suited all that well to Twenty20 cricket," Waugh said.
"With that back injury, I'm just thinking will it shorten his Test career. Cameron White could easily be captain."
Clarke's record in Twenty20 cricket is mediocre in comparison to his performances in the longer forms of the game.
He has scored just 216 runs at an average of 19.63 in Twenty20 internationals at the strike-rate of just over a run a ball, which is low by T20 standards.
Clarke's career averages in Tests (50.19) and one-day internationals (42.65) show clearly how the batsman struggles, by comparison, in the shortest form of the game.
By comparison, the in-form White boasts a strike-rate of 150.00 from eight Tewnty20 internationals. He also averages 33.40 in at a strike rate of 137.89 in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
White has captained Victoria to four KFC Twenty Big Bash titles in five years, and he has the support of his Bushrangers coach, Greg Shipperd, who said in September that White should lead his country in T20 cricket.
With the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean just three months away, Damien Fleming said on Inside Cricket that Clarke was under pressure to perform in his new role as skipper.
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"I don't think (Clarke's) batting is suited all that well to Twenty20 cricket," Waugh said.
"With that back injury, I'm just thinking will it shorten his Test career. Cameron White could easily be captain."
Clarke's record in Twenty20 cricket is mediocre in comparison to his performances in the longer forms of the game.
He has scored just 216 runs at an average of 19.63 in Twenty20 internationals at the strike-rate of just over a run a ball, which is low by T20 standards.
Clarke's career averages in Tests (50.19) and one-day internationals (42.65) show clearly how the batsman struggles, by comparison, in the shortest form of the game.
By comparison, the in-form White boasts a strike-rate of 150.00 from eight Tewnty20 internationals. He also averages 33.40 in at a strike rate of 137.89 in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
White has captained Victoria to four KFC Twenty Big Bash titles in five years, and he has the support of his Bushrangers coach, Greg Shipperd, who said in September that White should lead his country in T20 cricket.
With the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean just three months away, Damien Fleming said on Inside Cricket that Clarke was under pressure to perform in his new role as skipper.
source : http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26670255-5018870,00.html
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