Former Australian cricketer, Michael Hussey was seen showering praises on the young Indian opener, Shubman Gill, calling him the player of the future for the Indian team. Hussey pointed out Gill’s match-winning knock of 91 runs in the Brisbane Test, saying it was a superb knock.

Gill, who made his debut in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne last year, has earned plaudits from various cricket experts after scoring 259 runs in 3 games against Australia at an average of 51.80 including a couple of half-centuries.

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As per the quotes in Khaleej Times, Michael Hussey said, “There were some wonderful performances from India. I think Gill’s innings was superb. He looks like a real player for the future of India. I love the way he goes about it. And of course, Pant played one of the most incredible innings I have seen.”

An injury-ravaged India managed to register a historic win in the Border Gavaskar trophy and defeat Australia in the four-match series 2-1, making an incredible turnaround after being bowled out on their lowest-ever score (36) in the first Test in Adelaide.

Elaborating the same, Michael Hussey said, “I was certainly not writing India off at the stage, but I thought it was going to be difficult to come back from that, plus their captain (Virat Kohli) was going home. And of course, Mohammad Shami was injured as well.”

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He further added, ” I thought that was going to be a massive loss, but I was really buoyed by Ajinkya Rahane’s comment at the toss at the MCG Test. He had a very positive attitude, he kept the guys nice and positive. He gave new players the opportunity and I think he got them to focus on the positive things. I think that really worked.”