Glad I don’t have to field 50 overs anymore: Aaron Finch on playing his final ODI match for Australia
India Today
Australia’s World Cup winning captain, Aaron Finch, decided to give up ODI cricket. He has chosen to stay the captain of the T20I team.
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch decided to call time on his ODI career after the commencement of the Chappell-Hadlee trophy. Finch, one of the most destructive batsmen in his prime, decided to step away from one of the formats after a string of poor scores. Speaking after clean sweeping New Zealand in the series, Finch said that he is glad that he would not have to field for 50 overs anymore. In a short farewell speech, he thanked his parents and his wife for making sacrifices so that he could achieve what he had dreamt of as a child.
"Pretty good, glad I don't want to field 50 overs anymore. My family has sacrificed so much for me to achieve all that I have, always grateful for that," the batter said.
Australia sneaked past New Zealand on the day with Steve Smith returning to form with a century and his understudy Marnus Labuschange scoring a crucial half century as well.
"The partnership between Steve and Marnus was brilliant, to get to 260 after one of the slowest starts was just amazing. Our bowling has been good, everyone has contributed," he talked about the game.
"We go to Sydney tomorrow for a photoshoot and then to India on Thursday, so it is a quick turnaround," Finch replied, when asked about his schedule after giving up one format.
"There's just so many people to thank, everyone who's been there for me since club cricket. I'm super thankful for my wife and kids to stick with me through all my ups and downs. Will always be grateful to them," the batter concluded his speech.
