Aaron Finch, the captain of Australia's Twenty20 team, announces his retirement from International cricket

About

     Aaron Finch, the captain of the Australia T20I team, has ended his remarkable international career, which included guiding Australia to their first-ever ICC Men's T20 World Cup victory. Before announcing his retirement on Tuesday, Finch captained Australia in 55 ODIs and a record 76 men's T20Is. The long-time white-ball captain played in 254 international games for Australia in all formats, including five tests, 146 one-day internationals, and 103 Twenty20 internationals.

What they said

     Finch was cited by the ICC as saying at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), "Realizing that I won't be playing on until the next T20 World Cup in 2024, now is the proper moment to step down and give the team time to plan and build towards that event."

     "I also want to extend my sincere appreciation to all the supporters who have stood by me over my international career," he continued.

     "The first T20 World Cup victory in 2021 and winning the ODI World Cup on home soil in 2015 will be the two memories I love the most since team success is what you play the game for. It has been a wonderful honour to play with and against some of the greatest players in history for the past 12 years while representing Australia," Finch stated.

Overview 

     Finch has accumulated 8,804 runs since making his international debut in a T20I match against England in January 2011, including 17 ODI hundreds and two T20I ones.

     In September of last year, Finch called time on his ODI career. However, he continued to lead Australia in T20s, most notably during their unsuccessful home defence of the T20 World Cup.

     Finch was a top-tier white-ball cricket player for a large portion of his career. He was a candidate for the ICC Men's T20 International Cricketer of the Decade award in 2020. He broke the record for the greatest T20I score when he smashed 172 runs off just 76 balls against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018. His incredible inning had 16 fours and 10 sixes.

     Finch still holds the record for the third-highest men's T20I score with his 156 from 63 balls against England in Southampton in 2013.