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[caption id="attachment_39166" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Michael Clarke along with Phil Hughes few years ago. Image Source: Cricket Australia[/caption] Kolkata: Former Australian opener Phillip Hughes breathed his last a couple of years back. But former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke is still in his remembrance as he still has his phone number saved on his mobile, Clarke told at his book launch "My Story" today in Kolkata. The former Australian captain has also added that Phil Hughes was the reason behind him to write the autobiography. "It's still very emotional for me to talk about. The incident is one of the reasons for me to write the book. To get through that period, I spent that time writing it to show his family and the world how I feel. I feel it a big part of my responsibility to be Australian cricket captain and lead from the front for my teammate," Clarke said while in talks with former India skipper Sourav Ganguly in Kolkata. "Apart from that, it'a a big responsibility as one of Phillip's closest friends to be there for his family and for his other friends. I don't I did anything different than he would have done for me if I had been in his position. It took me longer to accept he is not there. I still have his mobile phone number in my phone. It's still very hard for me to think that he is no longer with us," said Clarke. Former Australian world cup winning skipper lauded Kohli's gesture along with then team director Ravi Shastri who attended the funeral of Philip Hughes in his hometown of Macksville. "The way (Virat) handled that situation, he came for the funeral and had some of the Indian players too. I have utmost respect for him because of that. "This is clearly above the game of cricket and they didn't need to postpone the game. They could not have turned up for the funeral. They didn't have to do anything that they did," "I will always remember that."