Aussie World Cup star smashes Michael Clarke on social media after the ex-skipper wrote off the team's chances in India

World Cup hero Adam Zampa has embarrassed Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke on social media after the controversial former captain wrote off the team's chances in India.

Zampa snared 23 wickets across the tournament and was a key figure for Pat Cummins' team as they won the country's sixth Cup title - and while the celebrations haven't stopped on the subcontinent, the leg-spinner also clearly has a long memory.

On Tuesday night the 31-year-old took to Instagram, mocking Clarke following his comments that Australia looked in dire straits after losing their first two matches against the hosts and South Africa.

'I'm not saying our World Cup is over. We could still qualify with two losses, but Sri Lanka are going to be tough in those conditions. We haven't played Pakistan yet,' Clarke told Sky Sports Radio at the time.

'We've got some really tough cricket ahead of us and if we play like this, we are not qualifying. I'm more worried about the subcontinent teams.

'If we are getting shown up like that against South Africa, with the spin in the sub-continent teams ... we will be laughable.

'If we're not careful the conversation we've been having for the last three weeks about the Wallabies [at the Rugby World Cup], in two weeks time we'll be having that about Australian cricket.'

Zampa quoted Clarke in part, followed by a series of laughing emojis and then an orange love heart on Instagram in a savage response.

He wasn't finished yet, with another post showing Zampa wearing a World Cup winner's medal with a caption: '1 spinner 1 winner'.

The comment was in relation to critics' claims that Australia had made a glaring error by selecting Zampa as the only front-line spinner in its World Cup squad despite the tournament being played on spin-dominated Indian pitches.

Attention for the Aussies now turns to a T20 series against the wounded hosts, starting on Friday (12.30am, AEDT).

Winning another trophy on the subcontinent will be a daunting task, with the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitch Marsh, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne all unavailable.

Marsh also declared it would be a 'miracle' if World Cup hero Travis Head plays, after the dynamic opening batsman led the wild celebrations following the final in Ahmedabad.