Aaron Finch’s honest admission on being troubled by Indian pacer
Over the past few years, Team India – particulary under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri as head coach – developed a star-studded pace attack. The duo is particularly credited to India’s rise as a lethal bowling unit in the longest format of the game.
During their time at respective roles, India registered series win in Australia. And led England 2-1 away before the final match was eventually postponed due to Covid-related concerns in 2021.
Know what Aaron said in his post –
With the rise of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, as well as veteran bowlers Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma already in the lineup, the Indian pace attack became one of the most feared during the Kohli-Shastri years.
However, there was one pacer who failed to make a mark in Test cricket despite terrific potential. And who remained a mainstay for the side in white-ball formats whenever injury-free – Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
During a Q&A session on Twitter, Finch was asked about the troubles he faced against the Indian pacer. In reply, he said this on his post.
Thanks to his persistent injuries, Bhuvneshwar never enjoyed a consistent run in Tests but remained one of India’s lethal fast bowlers in the limited-overs cricket. And one of the players the India star frustrated the most was former Australia captain Aaron Finch.
Bhuvneshwar dismissed Aaron Finch on 7 occasions in international cricket including four times in ODIs. Interestingly, all four dismissals came at a trot during a series in 2019.
