He was named captain by KKR team management ahead of pacer Pat Cummins, who leads the Australian Test side. “Shreyas is a born leader, just the way he walks around, he commands respect. Knowing Pat really well, he would be a good deputy and would also lead from the front,” Hussey said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday.

“But the way Shreyas has captained in the past for Delhi, he has a very good cricket brain and a nice vision of how to play the game and I think he will express himself really well. I think it’s a smart move from Brendon [McCullum] and KKR management.” 

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Asked Hussey how he would go about coaching the 27-year-old, he replied: “The best coaching is to just leave the good players alone, let them go where they work.” 

KKR were dealt a blow after T20 specialist Alex Hales withdrew from the tournament citing bubble fatigue. 

Meanwhile, KKR will miss the services of Cummins and Aaron Finch in their first five matches as they are touring Pakistan. “Well, it is a concern, you want your best players available, but international cricket should be the para-limit. Every cricketer should want to play international cricket for their countries so they have commitments that way.”

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