CSK will face GT in their final, must-win league game on May 21 in Ahmedabad.
Hussey revealed that MS Dhoni is still recovering from a sore thumb and has not traveled with the CSK contingent to Ahmedabad for this game. For CSK, this is a must-win clash that would take them to 14 points if they win. If they do, they will have to pray that the remaining group stage games go their way, allowing them to advance to the playoffs.
"I can confirm he is not here with the team, but if we do happen to qualify, then he will definitely join back up with the team. He has got a bit of a sore thumb, so it is recovering nicely, but he would not be ready for this match. But hopefully, if we can manage to get through to the playoffs, then hopefully he will be alright,” Hussey said at the pre-match press conference.
CSK had lost their previous game, at home in Chennai, to Sunrisers Hyderabad, as Ishan Kishan (70) and Heinrich Klaasen helped them chase down 180 runs with ease. With this win, SRH and GT qualified for the playoffs, joining RCB in the top four.
"Obviously, it has made it more difficult for us to get through to the top four. Individually, everyone will take a few little learnings from it, but we have to move on quite quickly. We were all very disappointed, obviously, after the match.
We were a bit flat in the dressing room. But the coach spoke to us about, OK, come on, we have got one more game, one more chance, so we have got to make sure we move on from this very quickly. It is all about our attitude moving forward," he added.
Finally, Hussey stated that the goal is to deliver the "best possible performance" in Ahmedabad.
"As long as we move forward with a really positive, confident attitude, we stick together, we keep smiling, and we have to make sure we try and put on our best possible performance here in Ahmedabad. That has been the focus, trying to move on as quickly as possible and turn up here with the best attitude we can," he signed off.