Top 10 finishers of all time in white-ball cricket
One needs specific skills to relish in the role of a 'finisher', whose job involves taking stock of the situation and adjusting his/her game as per the demands.
5. Michael Hussey
“Is there anything this man can’t do?” asked a bewildered Harsha Bhogle as Michael Hussey sliced Saeed Ajmal for a boundary over a point to bring up his 2nd T20I half-century in the semi-final of the 2010 World Cup against Pakistan.
Hussey was in the midst of probably his greatest white-ball innings. Needing 18 off the last six balls, the southpaw had stroked Ajmal for back-to-back sixes and when he did the encore of it on the fourth delivery, it had not only left the Pakistanis but the entire folklore shellshocked.
Hussey had pulled off an improbable heist, something he did on a frequent basis in white-ball cricket for Australia. In 50 successful run-chases in ODI cricket during Hussey’s career, the southpaw racked up 711 runs in 26 innings at an average of 71.10 with the help of four half-centuries.
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