Michael Hussey is one of those rare cricketers who has had the opportunity to play under two of the greatest captains the game has seen – ...
Michael Hussey is one of those rare cricketers who has had the opportunity to play under two of the greatest captains the game has seen – Ricky Ponting and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
After tasting immense success with Ponting and the Australian team, Hussey played with Dhoni in the Indian Premier League and had an impressive stint with the Chennai Super Kings.
In a recent interview on Raunak Kapoor’s YouTube channel, Hussey reflected on the differences and similarities between Ponting and Dhoni’s captaincy styles.
The 44 said what’s most common between Ponting and Dhoni is their ability to lead from the front and back their players to the hilt.
“Ricky is just so driven and so competitive in everything that he does,” said Hussey. “He can be playing table tennis in the team room or he can be playing a game of marbles and Ricky would want to win. You’ll do a fielding drill at training and he wants to lead. He wants to set the highest standard.
“If we had the worst nets in the world that we have to practice on, he will be the first one into the net and show that it’s okay. He really leads from the front and he certainly backs his players 100%. That’s probably where the similarity is...
