India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says Australia’s
selectors have made the right decision in naming his Chennai Super Kings
teammate George Bailey to lead the national Twenty20 side.
“He’s an interesting character, he plays good cricket, he’s
someone who can play his strokes, he’s very intelligent and understands
the game well,” Dhoni said of Bailey on Tuesday.
“He’s
a really good character to have.”
Bailey, 29, will
make his international debut in any form of cricket when he leads
Australia in the first of two T20 matches against India at Sydney on
Wednesday.
“When you play, you’re just out there
playing,” the Tasmania captain said. “I am debuting, but ever since I
captained Tasmania, in most games I’ve gone out there whether I’m
captain or not thinking like a captain.”
Bailey said
his biggest challenge so far has been getting to know what his bowlers
expected from him on the field.
“Mainly it’s been
about getting round to the bowlers that I haven’t met as much and
learning about their games, working out what they need as well,” he
said.
“I’m just really excited to be here, to be
leading it and hopefully continuing on the great form and the great
start to the summer that Australia have had.”
Dhoni
also said India’s team’s younger players were relishing the opportunity
of playing against left-arm spinner Brad Hogg after the 40-year-old’s
recall to the T20 squad.
“Brad’s an experienced guy
and what we have seen is spinners are wily, the more they age the better
they get,” Dhoni said.
“He’s also someone who has
done well in the T20 locally over here so it’ll be a nice contest
between the youngsters and him.”
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