CSK vs SRH: Chennai Super Kings Batting Coach Michael Hussey Reveals Why He Switched From Being Right-Hander To Left-Hander

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey was one of the most elegant left-handers of his time. He made his international debut in 2005 and over the next 10 years went onto play 79 Tests, 185 ODIs and 38 ODI for Australia. In the IPL, he has been an integral part of CSK. After playing with CSK for the majority of his IPL career, he is now the batting coach of the four-time IPL champions.

Speaking to Times of India, in an exclusive interview, Michael Hussey has made the big revelation why he switched to being a left-hander from being a right-hander initially when he started playing. He said that he was very impressed former Australian skipper Allan Border’s batting technique which is why he considered switching.

“My cricketing hero was Allan Border, who is a left-handed batsman from Australia, and I can tell you a funny little story. When I was about eight or nine years of age until then I was a right-handed batsman.

“But, I loved Allan Border so much that I changed to be a left-handed batsman like Allan Border. I loved the way he played his cricket, he was tough, he never gave his wicket away he worked very hard, played with a lot of passion, so he was certainly my hero growing up,” Hussey said.

Hussey further gave an insight into the coaching philosophy of CSK. He spoke about the franchise treating everyone equally within the squad.

We Treat Everyone Equally At CSK: Michael Hussey

“We are all equal, and we try and treat everyone equal. Whether you are Jadeja, or MS Dhoni or Deepak, or you are the 25th player in the squad, you know we try and treat everyone the same, we try and treat everyone with respect, and the goal is to try and improve every player.

“Improve them as a cricketer, but also try and help them improve as a people and as characters as well. And, I think if we can do that and everyone can try and help each other then we are doing a good job,” added Hussey.

CSK take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their fourth game at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai in the first of the two games on Saturday. Both teams are looking for their first win of this IPL campaign.

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