The Aussies will spend the quarantine in the Maldives before heading home.
Dhoni praised Suresh Raina and Mike Hussey for setting up Chennai Super Kings' comfortable four-wicket win over the Titans in a high-scoring Champions League Twenty20 match in Ranchi on Sunday night.
Australia opener Ed Cowan believes the new batsmen in the Australian Test team will need to raise their game for the upcoming away series against India and the Ashes in the absence of seasoned campaigners like Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.
Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey scored centuries as Australia declared their first innings on 551 for 4 and then reduced Sri Lanka to 31-2 on the second day of the first Test in Brisbane on Friday. Clarke and Hussey, who resumed with Australia's total reading 242-3, were involved in a record partnership of 245 runs before Hussey was dismissed for 133.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, on Wednesday.
Veteran Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership turned Chennai Super Kings into arguably the most decorated franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. Raina said every move Dhoni made as a captain was "spot on."
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Pune Warriors India and Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.
Australia captain Michael Clarke said Friday's remarkable three-wicket triumph over Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final in St Lucia proved his side could win from any position.
Sachin Tendulkar will be "sick of me" by the end of IPL-7 says Michael Hussey, who plans to talk about the game and life after international retirement with the iconic cricketer during his stint with Mumbai Indians over the next month and a half.
Michael Hussey played a gem of an innings to overshadow Shane Watson's brilliant century and help Chennai Super Kings clinch a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling Pepsi Indian Premier League match in Chennai, on Monday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's presence in the middle order makes it easier for him to nudge around singles and play his natural game, feels Aussie veteran Michael Hussey.
Twin half centuries from David Hussey (79) and elder brother Michael (75 not out) fashioned Australia's six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the fourth ODI as the hosts recorded their second successive win to level the five-match cricket series 2-2, in Adelaide on Tuesday.
Star batsman Rohit Sharma's finger fracture is not only a blow to the Indian team but a big setback for Mumbai Indians as well, who will be playing their Champions League T20 qualifiers starting September 13, in Raipur.
For sheer quirkiness, few sport events can beat the cricket festival on the frozen lake at the Swiss resort of St Moritz.
Jadhav has suffered a grade two tear, coach Michael Hussey informed.
Beleaguered Australian batsman Michael Hussey has vowed to give a tough time to Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the Test series starting in Melbourne on December 26.
Check out the Chennai Super Kings squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has regained the number-one batting position while his side has returned to second spot in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship after its two matches in the Asia Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
Defending champions Chennai Super rode on a blistering unbeaten 83 from Michael Hussey as they thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs to bounce back after their last match defeat in the Indian Premier League in Chennai on Saturday.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Michael Hussey's tremendous run of form in the Test series against Sri Lanka helped him move up to sixth in the list of the top run scorers in 2011. The Australian southpaw amassed 463 runs in three Tests while helping his side to a 1-0 win.
Australia beat New Zealand by two wickets for their fourth straight victory in the tri-series.
The greatest quality that Australian middle-order batsman Callum Ferguson possesses is not his vision or footwork but that he does not believe his own publicity.
The Chennai Super Kings squad for the Champions League T20 in South Africa.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to lose his numero uno status in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen after deciding to skip the triangular series in Zimbabwe starting on Friday.
Batsmen in the mould of, or, as talented as Michael Clarke or the retired Ricky Ponting, may never be seen in Australia again if the 'holes in the production line' are not addressed by the country's cricket administrators, says former great Ian Chappell.
Pakistani leg-spinner Danish Kaneria spun a web around the Australian batsman to reduce the hosts to 286 for 8 on Day 3 of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle believes his Sydney Thunder teammate Usman Khawaja can re-establish himself in the Australian Test team just like Michael Clarke, who was dropped in 2005 only to return later and become one of the world's best batsmen.
Board President's XI were 110 for 2 in their second innings when stumps were drawn on their third day, having stretched their overall lead to a healthy 251.
Dhoni moves to fourth in ODI rankings India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hasn't been dismissed so far in the Asia Cup, having scored 135 runs in two unbeaten innings. This effort moved him up five places in the ODI batting rankings to fourth position, level with Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting of Australia.
Mumbai Indians batsman Michael Hussey on Monday said he believes that his team is still in contention for a place in the play-offs stage following their easy victory over Rajasthan Royals, in the Indian Premier League, in Ahmedabad.
David Hussey will turn 35 in July this year but the veteran batsman has not given up hopes of playing in the next World Cup in 2015 and also making a late Test debut for Australia.
Michael Clarke hit a brilliant unbeaten 251 and Ricky Ponting his first hundred in two years as Australia took control of the second Test against India on Wednesday, finishing the second day on an imposing 482 for four.
Statistical highlights on Day 1 of the first Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Monday.
2700 - Runs scored by Michael Hussey before he got run-out for the first time in his Test career.
'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Ricky Ponting's woes continued as Australia were dismissed for just 214 on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba (Brisbane), on Thursday.
Injured Michael Clarke was ruled out of Australia's seven-match ODI tour of India while left-hander Shaun Marsh, who has recovered from his hamstring injury following a long injury-lay off, was named in the 15-member squad. 22-year-old left-arm spinner Jon Holland is the new addition in the squad and was selected following his recent impressive performances for Australia A.
The talent is in plenty in this squad and if this machine runs smoothly, a sixth IPL trophy will be at touching distance for Thala and Co.
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