Australia captain Aaron Finch announces ODI retirement

Australia captain Aaron Finch will retire from oneday international cricket with Sundays ODI against New Zealand set to be his last in the formatFinch who has represented Australia in the 145 ODIs has endured an awful run of form in 50over cricket this year scoring only 26 runs in his last seven inningsIn a press release from Cricket Australia Finch said It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memoriesI have been extremely fortunate to be a part of some brilliant oneday sides Equally I have been blessed by all those I have played with and the many people behind the scenes he addedIt is time now to give a new leader the best possible opportunity to prepare for and win the next World Cup I thank all of those who have helped and supported my journey to this point said FinchAlso Read KKR sign Aaron Finch as a replacement for Alex HalesAlthough he will not be a part of Australias ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2024 squad Finch will continue to captain the side in this years T20 World CupDespite the end of his ODI career Finch will exit with an impressive record that includes over 5400 runs with 17 centuries under his name He made his debut against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG in 2013 and smashed his maiden hundred against Scotland scoring 148 runsHe was appointed as the permanent whiteball captain after the fallout of the balltampering scandal in 2018 which saw Steve Smith bannedCricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said On behalf of Australian Cricket I would like to congratulate Aaron on his vast contribution as the captain of the Australian Mens ODI team and as a wonderful exponent of the 50over formatAaron is an enormously gifted and determined player whose outstanding deeds with the bat have been matched by his strong and inspiring leadership His decision to step aside from the ODI captaincy now is typical of his selfless approach to the game he saidIm delighted Aaron will lead the Australian team into the forthcoming ICC Mens T20 World Cup where his leadership experience and tactical nous will be integral to the defence of our T20 World Cup title on home soil Hockley addedAlso Read Aaron Finch and wife Amy are quite a romantic couple Check out these photosThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever