Sydney: Captain Aaron Finch on Friday said defending champions Australia have taken a risk by choosing all-rounder Cameron Green instead of a back-up wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup 2022 campaign. Green was on Thursday named in Australia’s T20 squad as a replacement for injured reserve wicket-keeper batsman Josh Inglis.
Finch said in a pre-match press conference, “We have taken the risk not to get an extra wicketkeeper which certainly involves a little bit of risk but we think that although Cam (Green) will give us a little better balance in the team “
He, however, said that Green has been kept as ‘cover’ and will not play in the opening match against New Zealand on Saturday. When asked about the reasons behind this decision, Finch said, “We have seen some statistics and I think in T20 cricket in the past there has been only 0.5 percent of the time when the wicketkeeper has been out on the day of the match. ,
“We think though, if something happens before a match and it takes him out of the tournament, like during training, there will still be plenty of time to deal with it,” he said. That was the reason behind it.” “It’s definitely a risk, no doubt about it,” Finch said. But we are probably more willing to take that risk than cover for a fast bowler, batsman and an all-rounder. ,
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Finch also said that David Warner is likely to play the role of wicketkeeper if Matthew Wade gets injured. He said, “I think maybe Davy Warner. He had practiced a little yesterday. Maybe I can do that too. Maybe it’s a bit difficult to captain and wicket-keeper when you haven’t done it before. As an opener, Finch has been struggling against left-arm pacers for some time now and admitted that it will be an interesting match against Trent Boult on Saturday.
“Trent is an incredible bowler. It’s been 10 or 12 years now. When you open the innings, you end up getting out on somebody’s ball. He’s getting me out, no doubt about it. “I still feel like I still have a strong strategy,” Finch said. I think there is some technical thing in it that I can do against a left-arm fast bowler, that might help. ,
Australia have a good record against New Zealand at home but Finch said past performances don’t matter. Finch said, “His record in the last five or six World Cups has been incredible. They have a fantastic team with a good mix of experience and young players. They have world class talent till the last 11 or the full 15 players. “(agency)