Aaron Finch going unsold at the IPL 2021 auction has surprised former Australia Test captain Michael Clarke who said that the rejection will upset Australia's current limited-overs skipper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finch, who is expected to lead Australia in the T20 World Cup this year in India in October-November, was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of Thursday's auction. He set a base price of Rs 1 crore for himself but was not picked by any franchise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Are the Australian selectors wrong in Aaron Finch being our Twenty20 captain or is every IPL franchise wrong?<\/strong>" Clarke asked on Sky Sports' Big Sports Breakfast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n "I can't believe this. The Australian Twenty20 captain has not been bought. Someone is wrong,<\/strong>" added Clarke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n "In no sport on the planet can you captain Australia and miss out on a tournament with a truckload of teams. Don't tell me Aaron Finch is not good enough to be a part of one of those IPL teams,<\/strong>" he said, amused.<\/p>\r\n\r\n "I cannot believe Finchy hasn't been picked up. Even for Finchy, that's got to hurt as the Australian T20 captain. I think he's still, definitely at the top of the order, one of the best in the world.<\/strong>"<\/p>\r\n\r\n Finch had led Australia to a 2-1 win in the ODI series at the start of the Australian summer after a lackluster outing at the IPL 2020 where he scored 268 runs in 12 matches at an average of 22.33. He could get just one half-century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n His poor strike rate was also a cause of concern for RCB. Being an opener, he was expected to go after the bowling but could strike at only 111.2.<\/p>\r\n",
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