Michael Hussey Reveals Names Of Three Players He Would Pay To Watch

Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey has revealed the name of three batsmen for whom he would pay to watch them play live. In a conversation with ESPNcricinfo, Hussey said that he would pay to watch AB de Villiers in T20Is, Brian Lara in Tests and Michael Bevan in ODIs.

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Starting from ABD, the former South African player is one of the best T20 players and also the biggest hitter of the ball. His skills in the shortest format have seen him become one of the best players in T20 cricket.

He retired from international cricket in 2018 and has become a T20 freelancer since then. He has played various T20 leagues since his retirement and the franchises across the world thrive to add a player like him to their squad.

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Lara, the former West Indi captain, needs no introduction. A member of the team when West Indies cricket was at its best, Lara led them in 47 Tests and 125 ODIs. He holds the record of highest Test score by a batsman – Lara scored 400* in a Test match against England in 2004.

Bevan, the former Australia batsman, was known to be one of the best finishers during his career. He retired with an average of 53.58 in ODIs with 56912 runs in 196 innings. He also bowled part-time left-arm spin.

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Talking of Hussey, he is currently associated with the game in form of coach of IPL franchise, Chennai Super Kings. He had joined the backroom staff of the MS Dhoni-led team in 2018.

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As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, he is one of the shortlisted candidates for the job of head coach of Kings XI Punjab. Though it is unlikely that Hussey will make a switch if offered a position as CSK do not make rapid changes to their support staff. It is evident from the fact that Stephen Fleming has been part of the team right from 2008.