Michael Clarke hopes to make comeback in 2015 World Cup; hopes to shrug off fitness worries

Australia's Michael Clarke is in doubts over his fitness for the start of the Cricket World Cup in February 2015, but is hoping that at some stage during the tournament he would be back.

Clarke had surgery on his injured hamstring after straining it for a fourth time in as many months during the first Test against India in Adelaide. He came out of the surgery feeling 'positive' but conceded that he would 'struggle to be fit' for Australia's opening match against England on February 14.

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The skipper claimed that he is 'really confident' that the way things are progressing at the moment, that if he continues 'ticking the boxes', he would have 'a really good chance' for the World Cup, Sport24 reported.

Clarke is hoping that the selectors would give him the opportunity to come back.

Steve Smith has been filling in for Clarke to lead the Test side while George Bailey led the ODI team during the recent series victory at home against South Africa, the report added.