Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch said that he would go with the performance of the players in West Indies and Bangladesh to pick the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Finch also indicated that ‘absentees’ might find it tough to get back into the squad. He expressed his surprise over so many players pulling out of the upcoming limited-overs squad against West Indies and Bangladesh.
“They would find it hard to justify going back and playing the second half of the Indian Premier League (in the UAE).”
Seven Australian cricket stars, including Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner, had pulled out of the limited-overs series against Bangladesh and West Indies.
“Playing cricket for Australia and doing well is the ultimate, in my opinion. So for guys to be on this tour (of West Indies) to get the first opportunity to put their hand up and take that spot is what it’s about. It’s tough to ignore really good international performances,” Finch told ESPNcricinfo.
“You have to go on current form. These conditions will be very similar to what we face in the T20 World Cup I imagine — especially St Lucia being used quite a lot and then Bangladesh is quite similar to India or UAE, wherever that (ICC T20 World Cup) lands (happens).”
“It (squad) could change a lot. You have to look to keep restructuring your side to gather more information,” Hohns had said.
Finch earlier said if the players will be involved in IPL second half then it will be unacceptable.
