Recently, former Australia captain Michael Clarke had revealed how he feels Australians went easy and “sucking up” to India captain Virat Kohli. Clare said that the players were worried about their IPL contracts.  Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch also came out and reacted to Michael Clarke’s comments.

Clarke’s comments triggered extreme reactions from fellow Australia players who were shell-shocked such comments from the former Aussie captain. Finch mentioned how Clarke wasn’t aware of the changes the Australian team made from inside. He goes on to add how Aussie players were putting their best foot forward against the Indian team.

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Finch said, “They were obviously not being nice to impress because they wanted an IPL contract. There is nothing about it. If you ask anyone playing on the field they will tell you that it was very very tough. It was played in right spirit but it was very tough. Not sure where it was coming from.”

He added, “The team was going through a transition and there were a lot of players trying to find their way in international cricket and doing that against India. Talking as a batsman, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, you can’t hide against that kind of attack.”

“Micheal told we were being nice but people were just trying to find their own game, they were trying the best way to play Test cricket. But everyone is entitled to their views, he might have seen something from the outside which we didn’t see from inside,” Finch mentioned.

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Finch was also asked to provide his opinion on the Future of MS Dhoni. He said, “I am not sure. I honestly don’t know about what MS Dhoni has been doing but Jesus’, he is a great player. I love watching him but I can’t answer that because I just don’t know.”