Australia captain Michael Clarke to undergo surgery on hamstring

Australia captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his right hamstring in a bid to save his career, Cricket Australia have announced.

The 33-year-old limped out of his side’s first Test victory against India last week and will go under the knife in Melbourne on Tuesday.

He had already been ruled out of the rest of the series and admitted after the game he may never play cricket again.

“Michael was assessed by a surgeon in Melbourne and will be undergoing surgery tomorrow to repair his injured right hamstring,” Australian Team Doctor Peter Brukner said.

“Whilst surgery is not always required with hamstring injuries, Michael has substantial damage to a key part of the hamstring tendon and it was felt the best course of action was to surgically repair the damaged area.

There's a chance I may never play again.

“His recovery and the timing of his return to play will be dependent on the surgeon’s advice and how well he recovers in the coming weeks.”

He had already been ruled out of the rest of the India series and admitted after the game he may never play cricket again.

"There's no doubt there's certainly a chance, well there's a chance I may never play again," Clarke said.

"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.

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"I think my body in general there's always that risk. This is a different hamstring, I did my left hamstring, I've done my right side of my back, I've just done my right hammy.

"I've got injury concerns at the moment, now I've got to go back and do what the experts tell me to give myself my best chance of being fully fit. But I think I have to be honest with myself and have a good hard think about things, definitely."