‘It will be a tough series’ Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch

MELBOURNE: Australia’s white-ball captain Aaron Finch claimed that the away series against Pakistan will be a tough challenge.

Finch, while talking to the media via a virtual press conference, termed Pakistan as a good side, while claiming it would be a competitive series.

“Pakistan is a strong team and it will be a tough competition between the two sides,” he said.

“It is their home series so we have to prepare accordingly. It is an important series for both of us,” he added.

The Australian captain also commented about their preparation for the tour, said there are a lot of inexperienced players in the squad, however, backed them that they are capable of doing well.

“They are quite inexperienced for Australia but I think playing T20 cricket will help them in that regard. There is a lot of skill in the group and guys that have been around one-day cricket for a long time domestically as well,” he said.

“We have started training here. The players are looking in good touch, we just need to adjust in 50-overs conditions,” he added.

The 35-years-old captain then went on to comment about his fitness, said he is doing completely fit and is looking to score as many runs as he could before the upcoming ICC T20I World Cup later this year.

“I am 100 percent fit now. Looking forward to scoring as many runs as possible before the World Cup,” he said.

It is pertinent to mention here that the white-ball series between Pakistan and Australia will commence on March 29 in Lahore.

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‘Can’t wait to go to Pakistan for white-ball leg’ Aaron Finch

MELBOURNE: Australia’s white-ball captain – Aaron Finch has confirmed his availability for Australia’s historical tour to Pakistan after a gap of 24 years, said he can not wait to tour the country.

Finch is excited to play in Pakistan after Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the tour’s schedule yesterday.

Talking to Sportstar here, Finch stated he can not wait to play in Pakistan and also claimed that world cricket will be much better when Pakistan cricket prosper.

“I can’t wait to go to Pakistan for the white-ball leg, as a player,” he said.

“That’s one part of the world that has been deprived of [international] cricket for a long time now, and world cricket’s in a much better place when Pakistan’s thriving as a cricket nation,” he added.

It is worth mentioning here that CA and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the revised schedule of the historical tour. The Aussies will now start their campaign in Rawalpindi instead of Karachi by playing the first Test of three-match series from March 4 to March 8.

The second Test, however, will be played in Karachi from March 12 to March 16.

Revised schedule:

1st Test:  4-8 March, Rawalpindi
2nd Test: 12-16 March, Karachi
3rd Test: 21-25 March, Lahore
1st ODI: March 29, Rawalpindi
2nd ODI: March 31, Rawalpindi
3rd ODI: April 2, Rawalpindi
One-off T20I: April 5, Rawalpindi

READ: Australia will start their tour from Rawalpindi instead of Karachi: confirms PCB