'Hussey tested positive. But his samples are being redone,' a team source told The Times of India.
'Hopefully, the report will come negative.'
Hussey's first test result comes after Chennai Super Kings bowling coach L Balaji and another team staff member tested positive.
Batsman Steve Smith and other Australian cricketers including Hussey are stranded in coronavirus-ravaged India after flights back to Australia were halted and the IPL competition was indefinitely suspended.
A host of Australian cricketers, coaches and commentators will now weigh up their options - with many expected to holiday in the Maldives until flights back home resume at some point after May 15.