Australia skipper Aaron Finch remaining calm despite miserable batting form

Sport360 staff 08:58 16/01/2019
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  • Finch's batting woes continue unabated.

    It has been a season to forget so far with the bat for Aaron Finch but the Australia ODI skipper is trying his utmost best to not let that poor form affect his captaincy on the field.

    Finch has been woefully out of form with the bat all Australian summer with his dry patch extending to the ongoing ODI series against India. The right-hander was able to muster only 57 runs from three innings in the recent ODI series loss to South Africa and has been able to add only 12 runs to that tally in the first two matches against India.

    Finch had not fared any better in the Test format either and was dropped from the Australia squad after garnering only 97 runs in three matches against India.

    The scrutiny on his poor batting form has increased greatly following Australia’s six-wicket loss to India in the second ODI at Adelaide but Finch remains determined to not let it hamper his leadership of the limited-overs squad.

    “It’s always tough when you’re not getting runs personally,” the Aussie skipper stated after his side’s loss at Adelaide on Tuesday.

    Finch has paled in comparison to his India counterpart Kohli.

    Finch has paled in comparison to his India counterpart Kohli.

    “Batting’s separate to captaincy and leading out on the field. It’s about everyone trying to learn together and trying to get the best out of the players on the field.

    “Obviously that can be a bit easier when you’re scoring runs and leading by example, but there’s other times when it doesn’t always work out for you, so you have to be consistent with your actions and the way that you go about it.”

    After being dismissed for six runs in both his innings so far in the ongoing series, Finch will be itching to rediscover his best when Australia take on India in the decider at Melbourne on Friday. The two sides are currently locked at 1-1 in the three-match series with India’s Adelaide win cancelling out Australia’s 34-victory in the opener at Sydney.

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