Aaron Finch is aiming to play the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. Hence, the Aussie skipper wants to re-asses his career keeping his age, form, injuries, and everything else in mind.
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Aaron Finch on playing World Cup 2023
Australia’s limited-overs captain Aron Finch told SEN radio network, “My end date at this stage is the World Cup final of the 2023 World Cup in India. That’s my goal and I’m sticking to it.” Even after sticking to his aim, he is ready to re-asses his career. “That’s what I had my mindset on a fair while (ago), but I think this period has just confirmed it. That’ll see me through to 36 (years old), obviously with form and everything permitting, and injuries.”
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The 33-year-old further told that the five-month-long forced break helped him rejuvenate himself. So now he is quite sure of leading Australia is next three major ICC events- the T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 followed by the ODI World Cup in 2023. “Having this break, as difficult as it’s been for so many people, for athletes and especially ones that are travelling nonstop and playing for 10 or 11 months of the year, it’s been that mental freshen up that people probably needed but haven’t had the opportunity to do.” He added, “If I thought I was going to be pushing it to get to that date, this break has confirmed that I’ll be ready to go right through to that period.”
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Excited to resume cricket
Finch admitted that the pandemic break actually made him realize how missed the game. He explained, “The first month or so that we were in lockdown, I didn’t miss playing at all.” He continued, “So originally, that was alarm bells for me; (I thought) does this mean I’m coming to the end, do I retire? And it was like that 32nd day (of no training) ticked over and I was like, ‘Right, I’m itching to get back into it’.”
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He concluded, “I’m just excited to start playing again. It’s been a long five months and I think for everyone having not had this kind of extended break for some time, I think the novelty of that wore off after the first three months and everyone’s been itching to get back into it since then.”
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