The long awaited India tour of Australia will finally begin with the first ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Australia will be eager to get revenge for their series loss to India last time. In addition to India’s historic 2-1 triumph in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy during their 2018-19 tour, India also secured the ODI series 2-1 and tied the T20I 1-1. It was the first time Australia had not won a single series on their soil against India and it is trivia that ranks high in the mind of Captain Aaron Finch.
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Another great aspect of India-Australia is Virat Kohli. The captain of India will be the center of all eyes, as he is ready to return home after the first test for the birth of his first child. Altogether, Kohli has seven tickets to make an impact, but while the patron from India would like to make the most of his truncated tour, his counterpart Finch will look to spoil the party for Kohli.
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However, having shared the dressing room with Kohli recently at the 2020 IPL, Finch is aware that there is not much he can do to stop a hitter of Kohli’s caliber, whom the Australian captain believes is probably the best player in a everyone’s day. time’.
“If you look at his record, he is second to none. “It is really extraordinary. I think what we have to keep in mind is that we have to keep looking to get him out, ”Finch said before the first ODI.
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“When you walk away from that and look to contain players, you can lose a trick there. There are not too many cracks in his armor. He’s probably the best one-day player of all time, so it’s about sticking to our plans and being really committed to that. “
Finch is impressed by the presence of quality and fit off-roaders like Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Marsh and others, as it gives the Australian captain many combinations to work with.
“What Maxi shows in T20 cricket in particular is that his bowling just keeps improving all the time. I think Marcus Stoinis has shown that in addition to the amount of exposure he’s had over the last two years bowling in death, it’s really important to us and it gives us a lot of flexibility there, ”Finch said.
“In England we had all three SUVs with Mitch (Marsh), so I suppose you can dissect all 10 overs with a little more ease. He’s still hoping that when that fifth bowler, or all the players combined, are throwing that minimum of 10 overs, they will still have an impact on the game.
“It’s not about choosing an off-road for the sake of it, it’s also a key place to go bowling.”
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