2nd ODI: Aaron Finch hails 'world class' India after Rajkot loss
Cricket | January 17, 2020 23:46 ISTIndia beat Australia by 36 runs in Rajkot to level the three-match series 1-1 on Thursday.
India beat Australia by 36 runs in Rajkot to level the three-match series 1-1 on Thursday.
Team India will be eyeing a strong comeback in the series after facing a 10-wicket loss in the first ODI in Mumbai.
Warner and Finch had an unbeaten partnership in the game, and the former said both of them complement each other well and know their roles.
Aaron Finch lavished praise on centurion David Warner and the bowler's after Australia crushed India by 10 wickets in Mumbai.
David Warner and Aaron Finch slammed twin centuries as Australia crushed India by 10 wickets in the first ODI in Mumbai.
Aaron Finch (110*) and David Warner (128*) slammed centuries as Australia beat India by 10 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
David Warner and Aaron Finch put on an unbeaten stand of 258 as Australia crushed India by 10 wickets in Mumbai to take a 1-0 lead in three-match series.
While Warner scored his 18th ODI ton, the Aussie skipper scored his 16th ODI century as the pair added more than 200 runs for the opening partnership, the most by an opening pair in India in ODIs.
The pair of Warner and Finch now have nine century-plus stands in ODIs, moving to the second spot after surpassing Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh.
Aaron Finch, who played 119 ODIs and 58 T20s but just five Tests for Australia, has not lost hope of playing the traditional format again.
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Andrew McDonald, who is standing in as coach for Justin Langer in the three-match ODI series against India, said Aaron Finch has done a great job as captain.
India's lead pacer Bumrah is returning to action after a three-month injury lay-off, and the visiting Australians are wary of the threat he could pose in the series starting in Mumbai on January 14.
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch insisted that his side is confident ahead of the ODI series against India.
As many as eight players were roped in by RCB in Kolkata on Thursday with RCB spending INR 21.5 crores on Thursday.
Finch had earlier played for Rajasthan Royals (2010), Delhi Daredevils (2011-12), Pune Warriors (2013), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2014), Mumbai Indians (2015) and Gujarat Lions (2016-17), and Kings XI Punjab (2019)
Aaron Finch said the door isn't shut for any player who was not picked for the short India trip early next year and they can all return into the side.
The Aussie ODI skipper was also asked about who is the toughest bowler that he has faced in his career to which Finch said: "Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan."
Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch was substituted after he suffered a blow on his head during a Sheffield Shield game.
Australia was 41-0 off just 3.1 overs on Sunday when rain began to fall heavily in Sydney, just 11 balls away from the five overs required to constitute a match against Pakistan.
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