T20 World Cup 2021 winning captain, Aaron Finch secures the nomination for the ‘Captain of the Year’

Australia under Aaron Finch’s captainship has beaten the odds. They defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 on November 14. 

After emerging victorious as a captain for Australia in the T20 World Cup 2021, Aaron Finch has been nominated for the Captain of the year at the ESPNcricinfo awards.

With his amazing leadership skills at the T20 World Cup 2021, Finch has proven his worth as a captain. In the build-up to the tournament, there was tension regarding Justin Langer’s coaching style and also Australia had lost five consecutive T20I series. Finch himself had been an uncertain starter, having undergone knee surgery.

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However, Australia under Finch’s captainship has beaten the odds. They defeated the invincible, New Zealand by 8 wickets in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 on November 14.

Finch started the tournament with a duck against South Africa in Abu Dhabi but made a comeback with scores of 37 off 23, 44 off 49, and 40 off 20 deliveries in his next three innings.

The 35-year-old became Australia’s second-highest scorer in T20Is in 2021 after Mitchell Marsh, with 459 runs in 17 innings at an average of 28.68 and a strike rate of 125.06.

The right-handed batsman became the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings in July 2018. In October 2018, He made his test debut for Australia. He is also a part-time commentator with Fox Cricket. In T20Is, he played 17 matches (won 9, lost 8).