Michael Hussey is of the view that TWENTY20 HAS IMPACTED TEST CRICKET A LOT. “In the past, a score of 250-300 on a day in a Test match was considered okay. But the scoring rate seems to be going through the roof now. But having said that, I still think there’s place for a technically correct batsman who can bat for a longer period of time,” says the former Australian batsman in a chat with AYAN ACHARYA.
Michael Hussey was one of world’s finest batsmen, shepherding Australia to several memorable victories for nearly a decade. In a free-wheeling chat with Sportstar , the dynamic southpaw talks about Australia’s chances in the upcoming limited overs series against India, its spin reserves and how he played the turning ball in the sub-continent, among other things.
On Australia’s chances in the upcoming limited-overs series against India: I think it’s going to be a great series, two heavyweight teams really. Australia will take a lot of confidence from the Test series even though we didn’t win the series. I thought we performed extremely well. The guys will take a lot of confidence from it. We’ve actually had good success in ODI cricket in India before plus the players have a lot of experience of playing in Indian conditions with the IPL, the Test series and things like that. I think the guys will be keen to do well, and they have a chance to upset India in the series. What I do know is that India is a place the Australians have got high up on their priority list. They want to win in India, it’s one of the hardest places to win, be it a Test, ODI or Twenty20 series.
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