Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke drops Bondi Beach rent

The Bondi Beach investment apartment of former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke ­returned briefly to the rental market earlier this month.

This time the Campbell Parade apartment came with a reduced $3000 weekly asking rental.

CoreLogic’s tracking of the asking rental price showed it had been offered at $3750 a week earlier this year and at $5000 late last year.

Bondi Beach rents are down by 5%, with Realestate.com.au executive manager of rent Kul Singh noting changes in rent reflected shifts in supply and ­demand.

There were suggestions Clarke was preparing to list the Cadigal apartment earlier this year, after he was seen welcoming LJ Hooker ­father-son agent duo Bill and David Malouf into the complex.

Clarke, currently commentating on the Cricket World Cup in ­England, bought the 200 square metre, three-bedroom apartment for $6 million in 2009 from his accountant Anthony Bell.

After living there with then-fiancee Lara Bingle, it became an investment in 2011.

Clarke now lives in an $8.5 million Vaucluse home with interior designer wife Kyly and their two children.

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.