Aaron Finch Discusses Australia’s Performance Against India in the World Cup 2023

Aaron Finch, the captain of the Australian cricket team, has provided insights into Australia’s performance against India in the World Cup 2023. He highlighted the challenges Australia faced, particularly when dealing with India’s spinners, and discussed areas for improvement.

Finch mentioned that the match’s conditions played a significant role, with the game being lower-scoring than expected. He revealed that he had spoken to Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, before the game and Dravid didn’t anticipate any dew, which later surprised him. Finch suggested that India would have batted first if they had won the toss.

“In the end, it came down to one thing – India’s spinners outbowled Australia’s. It was a fantastic game, much lower scoring than we expected, and the conditions played a big part. I spoke to Rahul Dravid before the game and he didn’t expect there to be any dew. He was really surprised when it came down and said that India would have batted first as well,” Finch said.

Talks about the Indian Spinners

One of the key points Finch raised was the effectiveness of India’s spinners, including Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravichandran Ashwin. He emphasized that Australia couldn’t allow these spinners to dictate terms on such surfaces, as they are highly skilled and accurate. Finch acknowledged that Jadeja had troubled Australia on multiple occasions in the past.

“You can’t allow Jadeja, Kuldeep, and Ashwin to bowl how they want to bowl on a surface like that. They’re so accurate and so highly skilled – Jadeja has done it to Australia so many times now.”

Finch also discussed Australia’s batting approach, mentioning that there was a clear plan to be proactive and rotate strike against India’s spinners. However, he noted a lack of aggression from the Australian batsmen and expressed disappointment with their intent. He suggested that Australia needed a mindset shift to be more proactive and take calculated risks against spin.

“Part of it comes down to how India bowled spin, but we also need to look at the way that Australia batted. There was a clear plan among the group to be proactive, to try to limit dot balls and rotate strike against what they knew would be a world-class group of spinners.

There was a bit of a lack of aggression from the Australian batters. I think they’ll be disappointed by the intent they showed and the fact that they weren’t able to put any pressure back on India.”

Virat’s catch was the turning point

Despite the challenges, Finch highlighted that the game felt open when India was struggling at 2 for 3. He praised the atmosphere in the stadium and mentioned that the crowd’s reaction to Virat Kohli’s dropped catch was a turning point in the match.

“That being said, everything felt possible when India were two for three. The atmosphere in the ground was amazing, when the ball went in the air with Virat on 12, it went dead silent and there was a kind of collective groan that I’ve never heard before.

When it went down, the fans went nuts and that was the turning point for sure. Australia created enough opportunities and if they’d got Virat, that would have put a totally different complexion on the game.

When Virat gets in, he gets the crowd onside and the momentum starts to swing his way, he feels unstoppable. The way he managed that run chase was unbelievable and KL Rahul played a masterful knock. If Australia had got up to 240, India wouldn’t have been able to soak up pressure for 15 overs. Chasing 200, the run rate was never going to get out of hand. More chances would have come if India had to pull the trigger a bit earlier,” he added. 

Finch talks about Zampa

Finch also commented on Adam Zampa’s performance, stating that Zampa didn’t bowl as well as he had in the past, possibly due to a neck injury and shoulder issues. He credited KL Rahul’s batting for forcing Zampa to adjust his lengths and overpitch, leading to his challenges during the game.

Adam Zampa clearly didn’t bowl as well as he has in the past. He’s had a neck injury and some shoulder issues, so understandably is a little bit below his best.

“The ball got very wet and the way that KL Rahul hit him off his length in the first over was devastating. He played a beautiful late cut to a very good ball and that forced Zamps to be a little bit fuller, to strive for a little more pace, and ultimately overpitch.

That was down to great batting rather than anything Zamps could have done differently, they just had the better of him today. The mood around 

Australia is still optimistic. With a nine-game group stage, you can afford a little slip-up here and there and it’s not fatal. In the T20 World Cup, we found that losing one game is enough and the margins are so fine. Here you can cope with a couple of losses, you just don’t want them to be too big for the net run rate,” he concluded.

In conclusion, Finch expressed optimism about Australia’s prospects in the tournament, noting that with a nine-game group stage, they could afford some slip-ups. He emphasized the fine margins in the World Cup and the importance of not losing by large margins to maintain a favorable net run rate. Finch acknowledged India’s well-rounded squad and their strengths in both spin and fast bowling, making them a formidable team in the tournament.

*Note: This summary is based on the information provided in the article and may not cover all the details of Finch’s discussion.*

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