Sri Lanka, August 25: Australian batsman Michael Hussey considers India the toughest country to tour and says the October series here is ideal preparation for his team’s fourth World Cup title defence next year.
The World Cup would be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February next year and Hussey feels his three-time champion team would benefit by playing here in the run-up to the showpiece event.
“India is the hardest place for Australia to tour. In India, the pitches are difficult, the conditions are hard…the heat and humidity, it’s tough,” Hussey told reporters in a teleconference today.
“I actually feel there will be a lot of positives about going to India for three Tests and a couple of one-dayers , particularly the Tests. A soon as we get there, we will spend as much time as possible to get used to the conditions.
—Agencies