A player that strikes fear into the hearts of the bowlers once he comes into to bat. Aaron Finch is known for mostly for taking the ariel route and his devastating knocks. Hailing from Colac, Victoria, Finch is an explosive batsman who has made a mark all over the world. Finch made an instant impact in 2009 for his hard knocks in the T20 Big Bash League. His knocks saw him earn a T20 spot in the Australia squad in 2011, followed by an ODI call up in Jan 2011, and finally got the baggy green in October 2018. Since Steve Smith and David Warner were banned in 2018 following their involvement in the ball tampering controversy in South Africa, Finch was made captain for the limited overs. Overall, Finch has played for almost every franchise in the Indian Premier League. He also led Melbourne Renegades to the finals of the T20 BBL.
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Steve Smith and David Warner emerge as early contenders for the vacant role of Australia’s ODI captaincy. The likes of Mitchell Marsh and Adam Zampa are also in contention.
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Aaron Finch has played 145 ODIs and 92 T20 Internationals so far.
AUS vs NZ, 2nd ODI: Australian skipper Aaron Finch seems to be struggling at the moment and he will want to get rid of his bad patch before his team heads into the T20I World Cup.
AUS vs NZ, 1st ODI: The Chappell-Hadlee series is all set to set to start. Aaron Finch-led Australia and Kane Williamson-led New Zealand will have a go at each other in this three-match One Day International series.
Finch, who has played 87 IPL games and has over 2000 IPL runs, will join KKR at the price of Rs 1.5 crore.
Aaron Finch backing opener David Warner through his bad patch was perhaps the Australian limited-overs captain's masterstroke at the ICC T20 World Cup.
Australia's limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch feels there is a potential for Matthew Wade to come higher up in the order as early as in the ICC T20 World Cup final against New Zealand.
Australia beat Pakistan by five wickets in the second semifinal of the T20 showpiece to set up a summit clash against New Zealand.
Finch also said that every team throughout the world wants to chase in the shortest format, but he also talked about the importance of putting big scores on the board.
Following Australia's come-from-behind win over Pakistan to reach T20 World Cup final, team's captain Aaron Finch said it was a great game of cricket and credited match-winner Matthew Wade (41 not out of 17 balls) for holding on to his nerve to provide an amazing end.
Australia will need to handle Shaheen Shah Afridi's inswinging deliveries in the Powerplay overs well when they face Pakistan in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, captain Aaron Finch.
Australia are still a "very good team in T20 international cricket" and will not carry the baggage of their loss against England in the upcoming T20 World Cup games, said skipper Aaron Finch.
Australia will play South Africa in the 'Super 12' opening game on October 23 and would hope to overcome the jinx that has plagued them all these years.
Finch reiterated that a struggling David Warner, who was dropped from Sunrisers Hyderabad playing team during the fag end of the Indian Premier League in the UAE, would be ready for the T20 World Cup.
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