Australian skipper Michael Clarke, who won the toss and elected to bat in the Adelaide Test on Tuesday, came out to bat with a new logo-- MC 329. The logo MC – 329 compliments the Australian skipper’s memorable triple hundred against India at Sydney.

Clarke has signed a three-year bat sponsorship deal and the new bat has been manufactured in a factory in Jalandhar, a North India city.

Clarke signed the deal last night with Spartan Sporting Goods company, based in Wollongong, south of Sydney.

According to a report, the contract deal figure is in "high-six figures".