Clarke was part of the IPL 2026 commentary team.
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke revealed that he was involved in a serious car accident shortly after the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad. Clarke was part of the IPL commentary team and described the incident as a frightening experience that left him grateful to have escaped with only bruises.
As a passenger, Clarke said that his car collided with a semi-trailer and became partially wedged beneath the truck.
"Interesting trip home, to say the least. Let me start by saying thank God for good people in India. That's why I made it home safely. Woke up to find car underneath truck,” Clarke said on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast.
The 45-year-old said he had fallen asleep after the final and was jolted awake by the impact.
"I was asleep. I fell asleep after the game, traveling. Obviously, I wasn't driving. Then I woke up to virtually the front half of the car being under a truck," Clarke revealed.
Clarke claims that the driver later informed him that the brake lights on the vehicle were broken.
"The driver explained to me that the brake lights on the truck weren't working. So, my driver had hit the truck from the backside. Again, it was a big semi-trailer, and our car had gone underneath. The car's certainly written off," he added.
The hit slammed against both of their legs, and although Clarke managed to escape with bruises, he was concerned that the driver had suffered a fractured leg.
"I got away with some bruises, but I definitely think he had a little break in his leg. I was really concerned because he was so scared. It wasn't his car; he works for the company," he said.
Clarke stated that he hoped the driver would eventually go to the hospital and encouraged him to get help.
The former Australian captain expressed particular gratitude to the BCCI officials who checked on him and the injured driver, as well as the locals who hurried to assist.
"Everyone at the BCCI, everybody there, they've been checking in on him, and they've been checking in on me. They've been unreal. So, I'm very grateful for that. It was a complete accident. These things happen all the time, but for me it was more the shock because I was fast asleep and then woke up to see myself so close to being underneath a truck,” Clarke added.
"Not the ideal way to get home, but I made my flight. I'm back here, and I'm very fortunate to have been part of another awesome IPL campaign. I love it," he added.