#3 Michael Hussey

A late bloomer to the International cricket, Mike Hussey was one of the pillars of Australia's batting during their transition phase post-Ponting era. Chennai brought Mike Hussey for USD 350,000. He averaged around 84 in the inaugural edition of IPL.
In the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, Michael Hussey replaced Matthew Hayden and opened the innings for the side along with Murali Vijay. He played a crucial knock in the group-clash against the Chevrolet Warriors which was a must-win game for the Chennai Super Kings.
Michael Hussey won the Orange cap in 2013 edition, scoring a whopping 733 runs from his 17 innings. Fondly known as MR. Cricket, Hussey is the current batting coach of CSK.
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