Aaron Finch was born on 17 November 1986 in Australia, his full name is Aaron James Finch. He is an international cricketer who captains the Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket, Finch made his international debut for Australia in a T20l against England in January 2011.
In the year 2015 Finch was selected as a part of Australia’s Cricket World Cup squad, he becomes the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20l rankings.
| Full name | Aaron James Finch |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Role | Batsman |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Birthplace | Colac , Victoria, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Hobbies | Traveling, Playing, Reading |
| Marital status | Married |
| Spouse | Amy Griffiths |
| Nickname | Finchy |
Professional life
Aaron Finch is an Australian the cricketer who captains the Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Finch currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores in Twenty 20 International (T20l), his score of 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 beating his previous record of 156 against England in 2013.
Finch made his international debut for Australia in T20l against England in January 2011, in January 2017 Finch was named as stand-in captain for the first ODI against New Zealand after Matthew Wade withdrew from the side with an injury. In September 2018, he was named in Australia’s Test match squad for their series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates making his test debut on 7 October, Finch plays domestically for Victoria, Surrey and Melbourne Renegades.
In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018-19 season, he is a top-order batsman and occasional left-arm orthodox spinner. On 16 July 2020, Finch was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England but couldn’t complete it due to Covid-19 pandemic reason.
Career Statistics
Competition Test ODI T20l
Matches 5 126 61
Runs scored 278 4,882 1,989
Battings 27.80 41.02 38.25
Top score 62 153 172
100s/50s 0/2 16/26 2/12
Wickets 0 4 0
Balls bowled 12 284 12
Indian Premier League
Finch has played a variety of teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he has started his IPLcareer with the Rajasthan Royals in 2010 before going on to play the coming next two seasons of Delhi Daredevils. In the year 2013, he played for Pune Warriors India, 2014 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and in the year 2015 for Mumbai Indians.
Although due to certain injuries Finch never gives up his mind from focussing in his career, all knew that in 2015 he has a major injury and all gave up their hope that he could still continue his career in cricket. But, in 2016 he was brought up by Gujarat Lions playing for two seasons which was being brought up by Kings XI Punjab. At the end of this season, he was brought up for (ICC ) world cup.
Favourite Things
- Favorite Food – Gnocchi
- Favorite-Batsman: Mark Waugh and Virender Sehwag
- Favorite Bowler: Mitchell Johnson
- Favorite Actor- Gerard Butler, Leonardo DiCaprio,Jim Carrey and Les Hill
Facts
- Finch’s full name is Aaron James Finch.
- He was born on 17 November 1986 (age 33) Colac, Victoria, Australia.
- His ODI shirt no. Are 5 and his last ODI was on 13 March 2020 v/s New Zealand.
- In the year 2016, he got married, and his wife’s name is Amy Griffiths.
- He covers huge Instagram followers and his Instagram id is(@ aaronfinch5).
Media Interference:
Aaron Finch keeps connected with media interaction, as he is the captain of the Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. He has to put the best efforts for his team, he made his Test debut for Australia in October 2018. Finch keeps in touch with his fans through Facebook and Instagram platforms.