Aaron Finch

Australia's 24th men's ODI captain will play his 146th and final one-day international against New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday.

"On behalf of Australian Cricket, I would like to congratulate Aaron on his vast contribution as captain of the Australian men's ODI team and as a wonderful exponent of the 50-over format," Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said in a statement. "I have been extremely fortunate to be a part of some brilliant one-day sides. Finch's year-to-date has been a nightmare for the skipper, scoring 169 runs at an average of 13 with five ducks and only 26 runs at an average of 3.71 in his last seven innings. But due to a knee injury in the West Indies, Finch didn't play any 50-over cricket in 2021 and in 2022 has failed thus far to re-capture the dominating form that has been such a feature of his career. In no time he became a mainstay for Australia at the top of the order and in just his 49th ODI he became a World Cup champion in 2015 with victory over New Zealand in Melbourne. Finch took the reins of the ODI side full-time in 2018 and led Australia in the 2019 World Cup, a campaign that ended with semi-final defeat to eventual winners England.

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Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley praised Finch backed Finch to lead his country to T20 World Cup glory at the end of the year. “I’d thought about it (retirement) in the lead up to the to Zimbabwe series (last month). Australia play an ODI series against England which opened the door for Finch to retire at his home ground the MCG.

Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from ODI cricket, with Sunday's clash against New Zealand to be his last in the format.

“I have been extremely fortunate to be a part of some brilliant one-day sides. “On behalf of Australian Cricket, I would like to congratulate Aaron on his vast contribution as captain of the Australian Men’s ODI team and as a wonderful exponent of the 50-over format," he said. Equally, I have been blessed by all those I have played with and the many people behind the scenes.

Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from one-day international cricket, but will continue to captain Australia in the Twenty20 World Cup.

“My family sacrificed a lot for me to be able to do what I’ve done, and what I’ve loved doing, so it’s probably my turn to repay the favour a little bit.” Whether he continues in the 20-over format after the World Cup and summer’s Big Bash League, that will be a decision for another day, he said. “I could have tried to play another series - the series against England post World Cup - and that would have been a bit of a fairy tale finishing at the MCG, but I think that’s never been my style to be self-indulgent in any kind of way.”

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"He's a must-pick and captaincy is a crucial element of the (upcoming) World Cup. "The intricacies of the captaincy and the decisions that you make out on the ground. The opener labelled it as two of his proudest feats on Saturday, before Australia started that 2019 World Cup strong before exiting in the semi-finals. "But there's also times when when you walk off and you can be really proud of some of the moves that you pulled." It's part of the reason why Cricket Australia will back him to play on in the format and defend the title on home soil. His batting was on the wane by last year's World Cup, but it was again his captaincy that helped Australia breaking their duck and claim their maiden title in the UAE.

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He has shown brilliant leadership of the Test group and I’ve loved working with him. Whether Finch continues in the 20-over format after the World Cup and summer’s Big Bash League, that will be a decision for another day, he said. Finch said he sees no issue with former captain Steve Smith taking the reins four years after sandpaper gate stripped him of the role. So I think that’s all been put to bed.” I thank all of those who have helped and supported my journey to this point.” “It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories,” Finch said.

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"He's a must-pick and captaincy is a crucial element of the (upcoming) World Cup. "The intricacies of the captaincy and the decisions that you make out on the ground. The opener labelled it as two of his proudest feats on Saturday, before Australia started that 2019 World Cup strong before exiting in the semi-finals. "But there's also times when when you walk off and you can be really proud of some of the moves that you pulled." It's part of the reason why Cricket Australia will back him to play on in the format and defend the title on home soil. His batting was on the wane by last year's World Cup, but it was again his captaincy that helped Australia breaking their duck and claim their maiden title in the UAE.