ICC T20 World Cup 2022: "I Don't Think So" - Aaron Finch Declares Cameron Green Is Unlikely To Make T20 World Cup Squad
Published - 04 Oct 2022, 04:59 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:13 AM
In the absence of David Warner at the top of the order, Cameron Green has performed well as an opener in a three-match T20 series against India. Green isn’t part of the Australian squad of 15 members for the T20 World Cup.
The 23-year-old made his T20I debut against Pakistan in Lahore in April 2022. In David Warner’s absence, the right-handed batter scored 118 runs with an average of 39.33 at a strike rate of 214.55, including two fifties. Green scored 61 off 30 balls in Australia’s four-wicket win in the first T20I in Mohali.
Australia skipper Aaron Finch has hinted that the all-rounder might not make it to the 15-man T20 World Cup squad despite some good performances in the last series. Finch feels Green can’t fit into the team if Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis are fully fit to play.
I Don’t Think So – Aaron Finch On Cameron Green’s Selection
“I’m not sure at the moment – I don’t think so,” he said when pressed on Green’s World Cup hopes.
“It’s just one of those things – he had a really good tour of India, it was good for him to get an opportunity to open the batting, so he’ll get more opportunities. He’ll get an opportunity at some point in this series. The reason we’ve carried him is to have an extra bowling resource as well. “
“Obviously, his batting is exceptional, and he shows a lot with the ball. He keeps developing and he keeps improving every time he gets an opportunity. “
The 35-year-old also confirmed that Marsh would play as a specialist batsman and wouldn’t be fit to bowl in the two-match T20I series against the West Indies. Marsh missed the three-match T20 series against India and was instrumental in Australia’s World Cup win in the UAE last year.
“He is being managed. He had his second bowl yesterday and pulled up really well from it. That is a real positive sign,” Finch said.
“He has made that No.3 spot his own in T20 cricket and I think the way that he played in the lead-up and through the World Cup is so important to the way we want to play and gives a lot of flexibility through that middle order.”
