Former Test captain Michael Clarke said he is “honoured” after becoming the latest inductee to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Clarke accepted the honour on Thursday, January 23 nearly a decade after he called time on his stellar playing career.

The 43-year-old became the 64th inductee into the Hall of Fame, with two further members expected to be named this season.

Reflecting on his induction, Clarke expressed a sense of nostalgia for his time on the pitch.

“To be able to sit along so many wonderful players, idols, role models growing up as a kid and looking up to is something I’m honoured by,” Clarke said.

“Retirement does a lot of things to you. Through stages of watching cricket now, you miss parts.

“When you play at the highest level, people talk about your international career but for me, it started at six years of age.

“I retired at 34 so it was my life. It’s still a part of my life.

“Cricket – it’s probably so similar to life in general.

“You walk out and make 100 and then lift the bat, and then you walk out to field, field in slip and drop a catch second ball of the game.”

Australian Cricket Hall of Fame chairman Peter King praised Clarke as a player who “defined his generation”.

“Michael’s extraordinary first-class playing career started at just 17 at the SCG – the place where many of his highlights occurred, including a Test triple century against India in 2012,” King said in a statement.

“Michael’s career will forever be remembered fondly by the Australian public and his standing held alongside those at the upper echelon of our game.”

Clarke made his first-class debut for New South Wales at just 17. He went on to captain Australia to victory in the 2015 ICC World Cup and led the side across 47 of his 115 career Tests.

The middle-order batsman first made waves during Australia’s 2004 tour of India, where he was named player of the match in Bengaluru after scoring an incredible 151 runs in the first innings of his debut.

Clarke’s dominance continued as he became only the sixth Australian to score a Test triple-century after posting an unbeaten 329 against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) across the 2011/12 series.

He followed that up with a double century in the fourth Test against India, before notching two further double centuries against South Africa the following season. Clarke was also at the helm for the Ashes whitewash in 2013-14.

At the peak of his career, the Sydney local was ranked the best batsman in the world.

-with AAP.