Hussey is confident that Australia will have their plans in place for the former India captain MS Dhoni.
Michael
Hussey feels that Mahendra
Singh Dhoni does not have "too many weaknesses" but
even if he has, the Chennai Super Kings batting coach wouldn't share
them with in-form Australia ahead of their World Cup clash on Sunday.
Having
crushed Afghanistan and put up an inspirational performance against a
rampaging West Indies, Australia are expected to be more than a
handful for India when the two teams square off at the Oval.
Hussey
has played alongside Dhoni at CSK
and as coach, watched him from close quarters in the franchise.
So,
will Hussey share his insights on Dhoni with the Australian coaching
team?
"No
chance. There aren't too many weaknesses there anyway," the
former Australia batsman let out a chuckle as he spoke to PTI in an
exclusive interview.
However,
Michael
Hussey is confident that Australia will have their plans in place
for the former India captain.
"All
the teams do very thorough analysis on all the players so I am sure
that they will have their plans for MSD and all the Indian players."
Asked
what makes Dhoni tick when he is just a month short of 38, Hussey
said the it's the legend's awareness of his strengths.
"He
is a great competitor and keeps his composure better than anyone
especially under pressure. He is a very smart player, who is
calculating. He knows his strengths and always sticks to them,"
said the member of the 2007 World Cup-winning Australian team.
Dhoni's
strike-rate has been an issue for some time but Hussey doesn't find
anything wrong with his strategy of taking some time before hitting
the finisher mode.
"Not
only does he (Dhoni) play according to the situation of the game but
also likes to give himself some time at the start of his innings to
get settled. Dhoni likes to take the responsibility of being there at
the end to finish off the innings or the game."
He
feels that Dhoni's mere presence and ability to take the game deep
will keep the opposition on its edge.
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