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Former Australian skipper and veteran batter Aaron Finch finally hanged his boots from international cricket on Tuesday, the 7th of February. He had already announced his retirement from the ODIs last year but kept captaining the Aussie team in the T20I cricket. Before bidding adieu to T20I cricket, Finch played 103 T20Is in which he led the team in 76 matches.
In these appearances, Finch scored 3120 runs with an average of 34.28 including a career-best knock of 172 runs against Zimbabwe almost five years back in 2018.
The right moment to step down and give the team time to plan - Aaron Finch
"Realizing that I won't be playing until the next T20 World Cup in 2024, now is the right moment to step down and give the team time to plan and build towards that event. I'd like to thank my family, especially my wife Amy, my teammates, Cricket Victoria, Cricket Australia, and the Australian Cricketers' Association for their support to allow me to play the game I love at the highest level,β said Finch in his official statement.
"I also want to say a huge thank you to all the fans who have supported me throughout my international career. Team success is what you play the game for and the maiden T20 World Cup win in 2021 and lifting the ODI World Cup on home soil in 2015 will be the two memories I cherish the most. To be able to represent Australia for 12 years and play with and against some of the greatest players of all time has been an incredible honor," he added later.
Cricket fans across the cricketing world who witnessed Aaron Finch batting reacted to his retirement. They took to Twitter and came up with various praising tweets for the 2021 20-20 World Cup-winning skipper.
Hereβs how fans reacted:
Happy Retirement, Aron Finch. Well done, you had a glorious career. Wishing you good luck for the Life Coming ahead. It was a pleasure to watch you batπ―β₯οΈ. #Aaronfinch pic.twitter.com/XXEq45Wswi
β Shaharyar Ejaz π (@SharyOfficial) February 7, 2023
Smoking!
β ANMOL (@anmolpathak7476) February 7, 2023
Finch takes retirement from international cricket.
All of sudden. #BorderGavaskarTrophy #Aaronfinch #BGT2023 #BGT #IndiaVsAustralia #INDvsAUS #Dhoni #Ashwin #Axar pic.twitter.com/ICPIWmRxPj
Highest Score in T20I format
β CricBeat (@Cric_beat) February 7, 2023
172 - Aaron Finch
162* - Hazratullah Zazai
156 - Aaron Finch
145* - Glenn Maxwell
Happy Retirement Aaron Finch
Jeez...!
β K18π (@imKkumar1804) February 7, 2023
Few Months before world cup..?#Aaronfinch https://t.co/Hy8s4Nv33O
Aaron Finch has confirmed his retirement from international cricket.
β Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) February 6, 2023
No cricketer in history has scored more T20I runs at a higher strike rate than the Victorian.
"The time is right to the let the T20 team move on to a new phase."
Australian World Cup winning captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. pic.twitter.com/8O5KNHhmwv
β Akhil Gupta π (@Guptastats92) February 7, 2023
Aaron Finch announced his retirement from international cricket.#AaronFinch #Cricketpic.twitter.com/z9URNCLygZ
β Drink Cricket π (@Abdullah__Neaz) February 7, 2023
T20 World Cup winning Captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from T20I Cricket meaning that he has now retired from all forms of cricket.
β Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) February 7, 2023
He plans to be a full-time commentator in future.