Australia captain Aaron Finch has said he is not thinking about retiring from the T20 format of the game as he gears up for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The 35-year-old called time on his ODI career last month but will lead Australia’s title defence at the World Cup.
Finch, who became Australia’s first batsman to play 100 T20s, said the thought of retiring from this format hasn’t even crossed his mind.
“I haven’t thought about (retirement) in T20s. To retire from one-day cricket was quite nice. I think it took a little bit of weight off my shoulders. It was something that I’ve been toying with for a while but haven’t even had it cross my mind about the T20 format,” said Finch.
The Australia skipper went on to say that he loves playing T20 cricket and will take it game by game.
“It’s a format that I love playing. So I’d just like to take it game by game,” Finch added.
Finch insisted that a bit of luck is required to win the World Cup as the format lends itself to one individual changing the course of the tournament. He also said his team has enough match-winners to retain the World Cup.
“In terms of the overall picture, you need a bit of luck in a T20 World Cup as well – the format lends itself to one individual performance knocking teams out or changing the course of a tournament. So you have to accept that and you hope that you’re on the right side of it. I feel we’ve got enough match-winners to our side that we can put enough pressure on the opposition,” said Finch.
