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Bengaluru, Mar 10(ANI): Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke believes that rival nations at the World Cup would be even more wary of his team because of veteran batsman Michael Hussey’s inclusion.

“I think opposition teams will definitely take note that Michael Hussey is back in our squad. He’ll play a big part in the rest of this World Cup,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Clarke, as saying.

“His career in all forms of the game is as good as anyone’s in the world. His statistics are unbelievable in one-day cricket and he’s been very successful in the subcontinent,” he added.

Clarke predicted that Hussey’s value to the team would be most evident if he happened to be called upon when his fellow batsmen were struggling.

“He’s shown a number of times throughout his career that he can get us out of trouble and win games on his own in any form of the game, so I’m very confident that having Huss around is certainly going to help us,” the 29-year-old said.

Hussey has been recalled into the 15-man team a month after he was ruled out of it due to injury.

It comes a week after fast bowler Doug Bollinger returned home after sustaining an ankle injury in the defending champions’ seven-wicket win over New Zealand in their Group A game.

Hussey was earlier dumped from the final squad after being considered too big a risk following his surgery on a hamstring tendon last month.

The 35-year-old had sustained the injury during Australia’s ODI series against England.

Australia’s remaining World Cup matches are against minnows Kenya and Canada on March 13 and 16 in Bangalore before playing Pakistan in Colombo three days later. (ANI)