Australia captain Aaron Finch has announced that he will retire from one-day international cricket but continue to skipper his country’s T20 side as they prepare to defend their World Cup at home. The 35-year-old Victorian has played 145 ODI matches, including 54 as captain, since he debuted against Sri Lanka in 2013.
Two years later he won the ODI World Cup, going on to score 5,401 runs including 17 centuries in a career which also saw him named the Australia men’s player of the year in the format in 2020.
“It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories,” Finch said in a statement from Cricket Australia. “I have been extremely fortunate to be a part of some brilliant one-day sides. Equally, I have been blessed by all those I have played with and the many people behind the scenes.
