The jury is out on Aaron Finch, owing to his horrendous run of form in the last six months. Former Australian cricketers, led by Mark Waugh, have recently hinted at Finch losing his spot even without any backup choice in sight.
Interacting with the Melbourne Herald Sun, George Bailey said Aaron Finch’s criticism is “white noise” for him.
Aaron Finch’s form has been on the downward slope since the IPL 2020. Playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Finch averaged just over 22 from 12 matches last season.
The 34-year-old opener was dropped from the side mid-way and found himself out of the franchise for IPL 2021.
Generally a consistent run-scorer for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League, Aaron Finch had a forgettable season there as well. In 13 trips to the crease, Finch could only collect 179 runs at an average of 13.77 and a strike rate of 113.29.
Talking about the same, Bailey attributed the poor returns to the grueling run of international cricket of late.
Aaron Finch will be in the top five or 10 leading run-scorers: George Bailey
Aaron Finch is the 2nd highest T20I run-scorer for Australia and 8th in the overall list. Bailey bellieves Finch will conclude his career among the top 10 run-scorers.
Finch is currently involved in a 5-match T20I series against New Zealand. The Kiwis are leading 2-0 after two games and Finch has, till now, managed a highest score of 12.
The backing of a national selector will certainly help Finch’s cause. However, he will still look for some self-assuring return to form in the 3rd T20I on March 3.
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