Watch: Aaron Finch walks off to a standing ovation in his final ODI

Full supply, angling in, Aaron Finch going for a giant ahead drive and the ball going proper via the hole between bat and pad. It has been a well-known mode of dismissal for Aaron Finch in his total profession. He bought out in the identical method in his final ODI match for Australia within the third ODI in opposition to New Zealand at Cairns on Sunday.

The finish of an period.

Aaron Finch walks off to a standing ovation 👏👏#AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/gi1W6fwBpb

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 11, 2022

Aaron Finch was cleaned bowled by Tim Southee for five. Interestingly, Finch additionally dons jersey no 5 for Australia. The 35-year-old has been given the guard of honour by the New Zealand staff, when he walked in to bat.

Classy stuff from the Black Caps as Aaron Finch makes his method to the center #AUSvNZ pic.twitter.com/LMawJThq7t

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 11, 2022

One of probably the most damaging opening batters on the earth, when at his finest, Finch has scored 5,406 runs within the ODI format and averaged near 40, together with 17 centuries. But he’s didn’t get previous 20 in his final seven innings and his persevering with place within the aspect was unsure.

On Saturday, Finch stated he was retiring from ODI cricket after the completion of the collection in opposition to New Zealand.

“It 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,” Finch had stated.

“Being a bit over 12 months out from the 50-over World Cup, I thought the timing was right now,” Finch stated at a later media convention. “I could have tried to play another series — the series against England post-World Cup — and that would have been a bit of a fairytale finishing at the MCG. But I think that’s never been my style to be self-indulgent in any kind of way,” added Finch, who had performed 146 ODIs for Australia, 55 as captain.

Finch will proceed to captain Australia’s T20 aspect and can lead it in defence of its world title when the T20 World Cup is performed in October and November in Australia.

Finch’s choice leaves Australia trying to find a brand new one-day captain forward of subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in India. Australia check skipper Pat Cummins beforehand indicated he doesn’t wish to captain the ODI aspect.