<p>Lara, an elegant left-hander, had a none-too-impressive record against India in the latter's home soil in both Tests and ODIs.<br /><br />The case of former England captain David Gower, one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen to grace the game, is similar as often he had been a fialure on Indian soil.<br /><br />Compared to these two stalwarts, the success of Hussey in the current seven-match ODI series as well as in last year's Test rubber is worth noting.<br />Hussey has been the stumbling block for the Indian bowlers in the middle overs in the first four ties of the ongoing rubber.<br />In fact since March 2 last year, his scores in ODIs against India are very consistent -– 45, 44 (in Australia), 67 (in Champions Trophy at Centurion this year), 73, 53, 81 not out and 40. <br /><br />In the Test series in last October-November he came up with innings of 146 and 31 in Bangalore, 54 and 1 at Mohali, 53 in Delhi, 90 and 19 in Nagpur.<br />India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today attributed Hussey's success to eschewing risky elements initially.<br />"If somebody is playing good cricket, you cannot do much about it. He bats quite safely, gets off to a good start and later on he manages to get a strike rate of 100 per cent. Initially, he plays safe, runs between the wickets very well, takes those singles and that's a big asset for any middle order batsman," Dhoni said.<br /><br />"If you can take the fielders on and put pressure, more often than not you will score with a strike rate of close to 90. If you stay till the end, playing the last few overs and the second Power Play, more often than not you score 70-80 runs if not a century. That's what he's been doing for Australia," Dhoni added.</p>
<p>Lara, an elegant left-hander, had a none-too-impressive record against India in the latter's home soil in both Tests and ODIs.<br /><br />The case of former England captain David Gower, one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen to grace the game, is similar as often he had been a fialure on Indian soil.<br /><br />Compared to these two stalwarts, the success of Hussey in the current seven-match ODI series as well as in last year's Test rubber is worth noting.<br />Hussey has been the stumbling block for the Indian bowlers in the middle overs in the first four ties of the ongoing rubber.<br />In fact since March 2 last year, his scores in ODIs against India are very consistent -– 45, 44 (in Australia), 67 (in Champions Trophy at Centurion this year), 73, 53, 81 not out and 40. <br /><br />In the Test series in last October-November he came up with innings of 146 and 31 in Bangalore, 54 and 1 at Mohali, 53 in Delhi, 90 and 19 in Nagpur.<br />India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today attributed Hussey's success to eschewing risky elements initially.<br />"If somebody is playing good cricket, you cannot do much about it. He bats quite safely, gets off to a good start and later on he manages to get a strike rate of 100 per cent. Initially, he plays safe, runs between the wickets very well, takes those singles and that's a big asset for any middle order batsman," Dhoni said.<br /><br />"If you can take the fielders on and put pressure, more often than not you will score with a strike rate of close to 90. If you stay till the end, playing the last few overs and the second Power Play, more often than not you score 70-80 runs if not a century. That's what he's been doing for Australia," Dhoni added.</p>
