Aaron Finch Underlines His Plans To Succeed In The 2023 World Cup

Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has to be one of the most influential skippers of his nation if not a successful one. He took over from Tim Paine in late 2018 when the five-time World champions were suffering their worst run in One-day internationals. Aaron Finch assumed the reins of leadership, triggering a fair amount of stability and is now looking forward to the next 50-over World Cup.

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Under the Victorian, the then defending champions spectacularly turned their form around before the 2019 World Cup. Aaron Finch’s men won eight ODIs on the trot to India and Pakistan, thundering back into contention for lifting the trophy for the sixth time. Nevertheless, their promising campaign ended in a convincing loss to eventual champions England at the semi-final. Finch finished the tournament with 507 runs in 10 games at 50.70.

While the T20 World Cup scheduled later this year is unlikely to take place, the right-handed batsman has his sights set on the 2023 World Cup, slated to host by India. Finch conceded that the think-tank is contemplating on the side to be put together to succeed in India, which would require two spinners and an extra all-rounder.

“I’m a cricket nuffy so you are always thinking about it, especially being captain and with what’s coming up with the T20 World Cup, whenever that might be, and there’s a couple of them and looking forward to the 2023 50-over World Cup in India.

In the 50-over space it’s about working back from that 2023 World Cup and really getting a detailed plan of how we think we’ll have to win it, what’s the structure of the side we’ll need in India. Is it going to be two spinners, is it going to be an extra allrounder, and kind of work back from there,” Finch stated as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo.

We need to nut out what resources we’ll need in terms of players: Aaron Finch

Finch, who would be turning 36 by the time the next edition gets underway, has already expressed his intention to be part of the tournament. The opening batsman admitted that over the next two years, the management would be trying around 25 names before slashing it to name the best squad that can flourish in sub-continent. Aaron Finch went on to state that the trends of One-day cricket would play a crucial role along with spinners’ functioning on the wearing Indian tracks.

“[We need to] nut out what resources we’ll need in terms of players. If there’s someone new we identify who could perhaps have a big impact, how many games can we get into them over the next two and a half years to make sure they have enough experience so in a high-pressure semi-final you aren’t going in hoping they’ll do well, you know they have the form and enough experience behind them to make sure they are comfortable with international level.

It’s either working out what the 15, or say 25 players now, what that looks like, does it match our game plan going forward, or do we pick the side the other way round with a game plan in mind and adapt it that way. It’s not rocket science, it’s going through data, a bit of gut instinct of what you feel will be the trends of one-day cricket. Will it be 400, or will it be that 320-mark with some wearing pitches in India and a couple of spinners in your side?” the 126-ODI veteran stated further.

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