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Australia rely heavily on India tours, will ensure series goes ahead: Michael Hussey
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 7/4/2020 7:36:32 AM
New Delhi, July 3 Australia's former middleorder batsman Michael Hussey has said that Cricket Australia (CA) will be putting a lot of time, energy and effort to make sure that India's series Down Under goes on without any hassle. Michael Hussey, who is also famous by the name of 'Mr Cricket' because of his never-ending appetite and love for the game, said that CA furloughed its staff and reduced few of the expenses in a bid to prepare themselves for the worst of scenarios. Notably, a decision on the future of T20 World Cup is yet to be taken and reports have suggested that hosting a 16-team event during these extraordinary times would be an upheaval task. A decision on the postponement of 2020 T20 World Cup was expected last week but instead news of ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar stepping down from his post came in. Cricket Australia is expected to make 70-80 million dollars from T20 World Cup while its earning from India series is expected to be somewhere around 300 million dollars. Hussey agreed to the fact that India series is a "big one" for CA. "Cricket Australia has been preparing themselves for the worst scenario and that is why they have been furloughing staff and look to cut back at a lot of programs because in case the T20 World Cup and India series is not possible...this is what Cricket Australia base their whole 4-year financial cycle on is an Indian series because that is where they make all their money. So they will be putting a lot of effort and time and energy and talking to the government to make sure that the Indian series goes ahead. That's the big one for them," Michael Hussey told Chetan Narula on his YouTube channel.