Michael Hussey has revealed that he would turn up for the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural edition of the Champions League Twenty20 in December.

“Playing for the Chennai Super Kings really helped me gauge the Indian conditions better,” Hussey said on Tuesday.

“I didn’t play for Western Australia in the competition they won to qualify for the Champions League. So it would have been unfair for me to take the place of a youngster who has done well in the season.”

“That is the reason I kept my allegiance with Chennai for the Champions League.”

International players were worried whether or not they should participate for their local state side or the IPL franchise they turned out for, but IPL commissioner and chairman of the Champions League Twenty20, Lalit Modi, handed the decision over to the players.

Hussey was the only player who was faced with the dilemma, as either the state sides or the IPL franchise of the other players failed to qualify for the eight-team event.

Morne Morkel, the South African pacer, also came in this category, but would have to play for the Titans since he missed the entire edition of the IPL where he was to play for Rajasthan Royals.

Hussey also swore his allegiance to Test cricket, saying that it was the ultimate test for a cricketer. “Test match cricket is the toughest cricket in the world. Test matches test you technically, tactically and physically, which is the ultimate, and any player would agree to that.”

The batsman, who averages almost 70 in Test cricket after a late introduction to international cricket, was confident that the longest version of the will survive the onslaught of one-day and Twenty20 internationals.

“I’m confident that Test cricket will continue to flourish over time,” he said. “We saw a decent crowd in Delhi, matches in Melbourne are mostly packed to capacity, while the Ashes series in England in 2005 also showed that people do take interest in quality Test cricket.