Australia captain Aaron Finch hopes a good performance by his team in India would help bring smiles back to the faces of people who are currently suffering in bushfires at home. The devastating fire has killed at least 26 people and their tour has overshadowed their tour.

“Obviously it’s very unfortunate what’s happening in Australia and our thoughts are with everyone that’s affected by the bushfires all around Australia,” Finch said ahead of Australia’s three one-day internationals which will start in Mumbai on Tuesday.

“At the end of the day cricket is very insignificant to what is happening there and in terms of, like you said, the loss of life. Lot of wildlife has unfortunately perished as well. So I think all we can do as players is try and bring some good performances and bring some excitement and some smiles on faces of some people who are having it very tough at the moment,” he shared.

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Aaron Finch led Australia won their last series in India by 3-2 after losing their first two games.

“Most teams around the world now are very, very comfortable playing at home, so for us to be able to go away and continually win and challenge the best teams in the world on a regular basis is really important to us,” said Finch. ”We are excited for the challenge. We obviously won here last time we came. So to be able to back that performance up and starting off well in Mumbai is really important to us,” expressed Aaron Finch.

After the first One Day International, the focus will be shifted to Rajkot where the second One Day International will take place on January 17 and the third One Day International will take place in Bangalore on January 19.