The T20 World Cup is seven months away, but organizers are sure of the future of the tournament amid the COVID-19 outbreak and its ramifications. But if everything goes ahead as planned and Australia is able to put together the T20 World Cup in October-November, it will be huge, reckons skipper Aaron Finch as he feels that it will be the first major sporting event after the pandemic.

Talking about the same to Sportstar, Finch said, “Sports is something that has the ability to bring people from all different walks of life together. In regard to the World Cup, it will be enormous if it is played because it will be the first real piece of sport that will take place at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, we need to make sure it is safe to go ahead and hopefully if it does, crowds will be allowed to attend.”

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Despite there being not much to do, Finch has been fulfilling his training drills, albeit it’s a lot different from the one he usually undergoes. He did not completely rule out Eoin Morgan’s suggestion of red and white balls squads playing international series simultaneously. 

Aaron Finch then moved to discuss Australia’s form acknowledging the balance of the team in ODIs is a bit of a concern as compared to Tests and T20Is. He stressed on the need to invest for a longer period in their young bunch of players and recalled the importance of the top order in scoring bulk of the runs.

The Australian skipper explained, “Our middle order is also quite inexperienced compared to some others around the world. It’s important that we give these guys time to adapt and learn as a group, to get that really good understanding of how each plays and build those partnerships.”

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Aaron Finch also added, “At the end of the day, the top four is where the bulk of the runs need to be scored and help take some pressure off the middle order. I have huge confidence in the guys who are all working so hard to get better.”