The Australian limited-overs skipper, Aaron Finch reckons that the Indian cricketers play with the immense weight of expectations but the India captain, Virat Kohli has done an exceptional job leading the squad. Finch said in cricketer players are bound to go through some rough patch in their respective careers at some point in time but stalwarts like Virat, Steve Smith, Ricky Ponting, and batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar are exceptions.
During a chat on Sony Ten Pit Stop show, Finch said, “Every player, regardless of who it is, has a bad series. But very very rarely do you see Kohli, (Steve) Smith, even going back (Ricky) Ponting, Sachin (Tendulkar), these guys they don’t have two bad series in a row. The pressure of playing for India is one but also leading India is another and the way he (Kohli) has done it, so consistently for a long time. And taking over from (MS) Dhoni, the leadership, that is huge.”
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Finch was impressed with Kohli’s consistency as a batsman as well across the formats.
Aaron Finch explained, “What has been so impressive for so long is just his consistency across three formats. To be the best player of all-time in ODI cricket is one thing but then to also be in Test cricket and T20 cricket as a rounded player that is remarkable.”
The ICC has banned the use of saliva to shine the ball and Finch said the players will find it difficult to get used to it.
Finch explained, “I haven’t spoken to anyone in England or the West Indies camp on how that’s (saliva ban) going to go. But that is something that the players have to adapt to over the next couple of months (or) however long that it lasts. I think naturally, just out of instinct or habit, you lick the fingers and you rub the ball. Everyone has to be really flexible and accommodating and understand that things are going to be different from what they were four months ago.”
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After the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic, Test cricket will resume after a gap of more than four months on July 8 when England take on the West Indies in a three-match Test series.
