Michael Hussey celebrates his birthday today. Born on 27 May 1975, Michael Hussey turns 46 today. Hussey is a cricket coach, commentator, and former international cricketer. He played all forms of the game for Australia. His contribution to Australian cricket and the world is a huge one, thus he is aptly nick-named Mr. Cricket.
The Australian was a late bloomer. Debuting at the age of 28 for one-day international (ODI) and at 30 for Tests. But when he arrived on the international scene, he was already peaking. Almost everything went right in his first six matches. Australia had won two series, and Hussey had already scored three hundred.
Be it his mentally tough knocks on hot Australian grounds in front of packed stadiums, those hard-hitting match-winning sixes against Pakistan in the second semi-final of ICC World T20 in 2010, being the top-ranked ODI (50 over) batsman in the world in 2006 or athletic diving catches, Hussey has done it all.
Here is Cricket Australia’s official Twitter handle wishing brilliant fielder, Hussey happy birthday.
Happy birthday Mr Cricket! 🎈🎂🥳
Watch seven minutes of @mhussey393 brilliance in the field right here ⏬⏬⏬
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 27, 2021
Cricket stats of Mr. Cricket
He made his Test debut against the West Indies in Brisbane in November 2005 and has scored 6,235 Test runs over 79 Tests in his career. He is a middle-order great with a batting average of 51.52 in Tests.
He debuted in ODI cricket, against India at W.A.C.A. Ground, in February 2004 and has amassed 5442 runs in 185 one-day internationals. With an enviable of an average of little over 48.
His T20 debut came in February 2005, versus New Zealand at Eden Park representing Australia in 38 matches, scoring 721 runs at a strike rate of 136.29. He was also an occasional medium pacer.
Hussey was an ever-dependable fielder. He has 85 catches in ODI and 105 in Tests. An impressive total of 190 catches.
Post International Career
Hussey announced a shocking retirement from international cricket in December 2012 around Ricky Ponting’s retirement. Post international success Hussey played for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He signed off by leading the Sydney Thunder to a title win in the Australian Big Bash League.
After retirement from all forms of cricket Hussey tried his hand as a TV commentator also a batting consultant. But coaching was his calling. He is currently the batting coach of Chennai Super Kings, appointed in 2018. Michael Hussey has also written an autobiography titled, “Michael Hussey: Underneath the Southern Cross”. Published in October 2013.
Recent News
Hussey was tested positive for COVID-19 along with CSK bowling coach L Balaji during suspended IPL 2021. He was treated in Chennai and reached home safely on May 18. Hussey feels conducting World T20 in India can be very difficult due to surging COVID-19 numbers.
