In addition to being a cricket pundit and a former international cricketer, Aaron James Finch was born on November 17, 1986. He is also a former captain of the Australian cricket team in both one-day international and Twenty20 international cricket. In the sport of domestic cricket, he is now the captain of the San Francisco Unicorns of Major League Cricket, where he plays for the team. Within the Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) competition, Finch is now the holder of the record for two of the three highest individual scores.
The previous record he had was 156, which he achieved against England in 2013. His score of 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 surpassed that level. Finch was a member of the Australian squad that triumphed in the Cricket World Cup in 2015. Six years later, as Australia’s captain, Finch also led Australia to victory at the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, which was the first time that the nation had ever won a T20 World Cup. In July 2018, he made history by being the first player to earn 900 rating points on the official Twenty20 International (ICC) rankings.
His first appearance for Australia in a test match was in October of 2018. Additionally, he works as a pundit for Fox Cricket and Triple M on a part-time basis. Throughout his career, Finch has competed for the Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. In addition to being an opening hitter, he also sometimes spins left-handed orthodox balls. When Finch was a youngster, he was a wicket-keeper for the Colac West Cricket Club, which was a member of the Colac & District Cricket Association (CDCA). For the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006, he participated as a right-handed batsman.
By the time the 2009–10 season rolled around, Finch had the chance to establish himself as a regular member of the Victorian team. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), there was a partnership of 212 runs for the third wicket between him and David Hussey. This partnership resulted in his scoring his first-ever century in first-class cricket against Tasmania. In October of 2012, he stepped in as captain and hit 154 runs at the Gabba against Queensland. This total set a new record for Victoria in domestic one-day cricket, making it the highest score ever recorded by Victoria.
Aaron Finch Biography
| Name | Aaron Finch |
| Full Name | Aaron James Finch |
| Date of Birth | 17 November 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Colac, Australia |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Father’s Name | Gary Finch |
| Mother’s Name | Sue Finch |
| Siblings | Jess Finch, Mat Finch |
| Spouse | Amy Griffiths |
| Marriage Date | 7 April 2018 |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| ODI Debut | January 11, 2013 vs. Srilanka |
| Test Debut | October 07, 2018 vs. Pakistan |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favorite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Yellow |
| Retirement | February 2023 |
The Melbourne Renegades were the team that he led in 2012, and he was named the Big Bash League player of the year. In 2011, he was a member of the team that participated in the first season of the Big Bash League. After serving as captain of the Melbourne Renegades from 2012 to 2020, Finch resigned from his position, claiming the desire to devote more time to his family as the reason for his decision. After Nic Maddinson, the captain of the team, suffered an injury.
He took up the role of captain for the second half of the 2022–2023 season. In December of 2015, Finch made history by being the first player in the Big Bash League to reach one thousand runs. As of the first of the year 2023, Finch became just the second player in the history of the Big Bash to score more than 3,000 runs. During his time in England, Finch has participated in county cricket, first playing for the Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2014 and 2015 before moving on to play for Surrey in 2016.
As a result of his performance in the 2018 Twenty20 Blast, which took place in July 2018, he established a new record for the greatest Twenty20 individual score for Surrey in a county match. Additionally, he achieved the highest Twenty20 score at the Hove County Ground. For the Indian Premier League (IPL), Finch has played for eight different clubs, which is more than any other player has ever done. The Rajasthan Royals were the team that first recruited him in 2010, and he went on to play for the Delhi Daredevils for the following two seasons.
2013 was the year that he played for Pune Warriors India, 2014 was the year that he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and 2015 was the year that he played for Mumbai Indians, even as a result of injuries, his possibility to play for the team was restricted. Following his purchase by Gujarat Lions in 2016, he went on to play for the team for a total of two seasons until being acquired by Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 Indian Premier League Auction.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 92 | 7 | 2091 | 88* | 25.19 | 1631 | 128.20 | 0 | 15 | 214 | 78 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 58 | 17.20 | 61 | 140.98 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 52 | 22.33 | 241 | 111.20 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 134 | 46 | 16.75 | 100 | 134.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 299 | 72 | 24.91 | 180 | 166.11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 2 | 393 | 74 | 39.30 | 299 | 131.43 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10* | 11.50 | 33 | 69.69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | 309 | 88* | 28.09 | 263 | 117.49 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 | 456 | 67 | 32.57 | 336 | 135.71 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 27.50 | 51 | 107.84 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 7.83 | 46 | 102.17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 92 | 43 | 67 | 1 | 1/11 | 67.00 | 9.35 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 1/11 | 49.00 | 12.25 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0/13 | – | 6.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0/5 | – | 4.28 | – | 0 | 0 |
The conclusion of the season resulted in his release from KXIP, and he chose to withdraw from the 2019 Indian Premier League season to focus on his preparations for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In preparation for the 2020 season, Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased his services. Throughout the 2022 Indian Premier League season, the Kolkata Knight Riders decided to replace Alex Hales with Finch by signing him as a replacement. In the Twenty20 International that took place in January 2011, Finch made his debut for Australia in the international arena.
He made his debut in a One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka two years after that. When Finch scored 156 runs off of 63 balls in a Twenty20 international match against England at the Rose Bowl in Southampton in August 2013, he established a new record for the greatest individual score in a Twenty20 international. Throughout his innings, Finch hit 14 sixes, which is also a record, and 11 fours. During a Twenty20 International innings, he was the first player to reach 150 runs.
