Decoding Aaron Finch: Australia's silent leader

Aaron Finch leads Australian players onto the pitch (PC: Twitter)

Aaron Finch has hung up the boots in the ODI format of cricket. But he will be leading his nation in the upcoming T20I World Cup in front of the home crowd. 

Finch has done a commendable job with a team that is not regarded as the strongest in business at present. He looks like a leader who knows his team well and has the perfect idea of which player to be used in which situations. 

Let us look at his captaincy records in the shortest format of the game. 

Finch's captaincy record in T20Is 

Finch has a decent win percentage of 55.07% as a skipper. 

Strategic Acumen

As the numbers reflect, he has been quite a successful leader for the Aussies. The cricketing fraternity often praises him as a skipper with good tactical awareness. In fact it was Aaron Finch who led Australia to their first ever T20I World Cup title in 2021. So, on the leadership front Finch looks well covered. 

Form

As a batter Aaron Finch has a pretty decent record in the shortest format of the game. Let us look at his record in T20Is.

Aaron Finch batting record and form

So, Finch, who will be opening for his team, is well suited for the job. His presence at the top with David Warner gives Australia a great dynamism.

So, the stats suggest that he is not having the best of times in T20Is this year. His records are average to say the least. Whether his lack of form with the bat affects his leadership abilities will be something to watch out for. 

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