David Hussey claims he enjoys bowling as much as batting

David Hussey claims he enjoys bowling as much as batting

Australia’s David Hussey has claimed that he enjoys bowling as much as he loves batting. He ended up with superb bowling figures of 4/43 against Sri Lanka in the first final of the Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane Cricket Ground.

The veteran all-rounder said, "I’ve always enjoyed bowling in the nets, and bowling to other counterparts. It’s funny, a couple of years ago I was classified as just a batsman and a muck around net bowler who bowled to the tail-enders in the nets. Now I’m
opening the bowling in T20 cricket and bowling key overs in one-day cricket. So I definitely take it a little more seriously now."

Hussey admitted that he was not a front-line bowler, but claimed that he can be more than a part-timer on wickets which offer some assistance to slower bowlers.

"I think all subcontinent countries and the West Indies definitely suit spin bowling," Hussey said. "I wouldn’t say I’m a spinner – if I hit a few pebbles they might turn a little bit. But I like to bowl well and contribute to the team, if it means one over,
two overs, three or whatever. I’m happy to bowl at any given time, and you want to take the wickets of their key batsmen, and that gives you more credence with the captain to bowl you at critical times."

The 34-year-old has been in excellent form over the past few months and has been scoring runs with consisteny for his side. He played a huge role for his team to qualify for the finals of the triangular series against India and Sri Lanka.

In his previous match against the Lankan Lions, Hussey failed to make an impression with the bat. He came down lower down the order and contributed just one run to the total. This was his first batting failure in the entire series, but he managed to deliver
with the ball on that occasion.

The second final of the CB series will be played at Adelaide on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 and Hussey will be looking forward to another solid contribution in all three departments of the game.

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