Australia limited-overs skipper, Aaron Finch completely downplayed under-fire fast bowler, Mitchell Starc’s poor form after the Indian batsmen feasted upon Starc in the first couple of matches of the ODI series. Notably, Starc has been Australia’s most expensive bowler in the first two ODIs vs India, conceding a combined 147 runs for just one wicket.

Finch conceded Starc “hasn’t been at his very best” but said there would be discussions about how to deploy Starc ahead of Wednesday’s dead rubber in Canberra.

Talking about the same to the reporters on Tuesday, Finch said, “I think he’s going OK. He hasn’t been at his very best and you have to understand that his standards are a lot higher than what you expect from most other people because of how dominant he’s been the last eight, nine years — especially in the white-ball formats.”

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The Australian skipper reckons that the circumstances conspired to give Starc lackluster figures in the opening two games.

Balming the circumstance for the lackluster performances of Starc, Aaron Finch said, “There will be some conversations had today about what we can do slightly different, whether it’s a tactical thing when we’re using him through the innings. “But there’s definitely no panic stations from my point of view.”

Finch has showered praises for Steve Smith as the star batsman hit back-to-back centuries in the ODIs and expected him to play a major role in the Test series against India.

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Describing the same, Finch said, “For someone like Smithy, once he’s going he can be a hard man to stop regardless of conditions. If he’s confident in himself and is feeling good against a certain bowler, then that’s definitely playing into his hands.”