Dhoni will step aside, If he feels he’s not the right man for the job: Michael Hussey
Former Australian cricketer Michael Hussey has come out in support of Indian limited overs team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in an exclusive interaction to the Hindu during India’s third ODI against Australia on Sunday at the MCG.
Hussey, who shared the dressing room with the Indian captain during his stint with Chennai Super Kings in IPL, opened up about Dhoni and his style of captaincy, which guided India to title triumphs in the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 World Cup.
“The reason he’s been such a good captain is this...India is cricket-mad, the players are trying so hard and they want to do well too much. And sometimes, the harder you try, the worse you go. Then you put so much pressure on yourself. The fans and the media put so much pressure on the players. He’s got this wonderful ability just to get the players to relax, try and take that pressure off them.
“Just go out there and play and enjoy playing the game of cricket: that’s what he impresses on the players all the time. It's one of his greatest strengths, particularly in a place like India, where there is so much tension, stress, pressure, and attention on all the players,” Hussey told the Hindu.
When asked about the debate surrounding Dhoni’s place as captain, Hussey threw his weight behind MSD and said, he expects Dhoni to step aside if he feels he’s not the right man for the job.
“He’s a very honest guy. If he feels he’s not the right man for the job or if he feels like he’s not contributing as much as he can, I’m confident that he’ll walk away from the job. But while he still feels he can contribute, I would back him 100% because he’s got the experience, the talent, and the cricket brain. He stepped aside from Test cricket when he felt like he could not contribute. I’ve got a lot of respect for him, “Hussey told the Hindu.
The support from Hussey comes on the back of Sourav Ganguly coming out yesterday on social media to back his successor asking “What more can you ask from Dhoni?”
The Australian also confirmed that he will be part of the IPL auction and also shared his hopes of playing in the ninth season of the IPL.
“Well, I’m in the auction at this stage. I hope to get picked up. If not, I’ll be at home I guess, watching. I don’t know what the future holds,” Hussey told the Hindu.
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