"I'll have a drink for him today" - Michael Clarke remembers Phillip Hughes on latter's 10th death anniversary

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke recently said the pain of Phillip Hughes' death still lingers with him. With Hughes' death completing a decade, the 115-Test player vowed to have a drink for him and celebrate the late cricketer's birthday on November 30.

A Sheffield Shield game on November 25, 2014, at the Sydney Cricket Ground saw a bouncer from Sean Abbott hit the left-hander at the side of his neck. He fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at the hospital two days later (November 27).

Speaking on Sky Sports Radio's Big Sports Breakfast, Clarke said the agony of losing Phillip Hughes is still raw and that he thinks about his late teammate almost every other day.

"This week is never fun … thoughts go out to his family and his friends. I'm sure everybody will be thinking of him. It's hard to believe and it's still exceptionally raw. There's not many days that go by that I don't think about him, because he was just that type of character. He was a great guy and an amazing player. I'll have a drink for him today and then obviously celebrate his birthday on the 30th," Clarke said (via nine.com.au).

The southpaw had made a lasting impression on his Test debut in 2009, bouncing back from a duck in the first innings to score a gritty 75 in the second. He also peeled off twin tons in the next match to fashion a series win over South Africa in their backyard. Hughes last played for Australia in October 2014.

"I thought he would have played 100 Test matches" - Michael Clarke on Phillip Hughes

Clarke also recalled how prolific Phillip Hughes was in his junior cricket, something that was a rarity at his age in Australian cricket circles. He added in the same interview:

"He was a very talented youngster. He probably scored more hundreds in his junior cricket career, before he turned 18, than any other player in Australian cricket history ... just unheard of. I think that's also hard, because I thought he would have played 100 Test matches and I thought he was gonna be that type of player."

Players are set to pay tribute to Hughes during the second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide.