Finch bats for Kohli to be best ODI player of all time
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Australia One day Captain Aaron Finch tipped India captain Virat Kohli as the best one day player of all time, stating that playing against him is difficult for so long.
“I think overall, Virat, by the time he finishes his career, will be the best ODI cricketer of all-time, if he isn’t already. Playing against him for so long is difficult, but it’s also beautiful. It’s like playing against anyone who is the best of the best, regardless of whether it’s Virat, Rohit, or David Warner or Kane Williamson. When they are on, it’s great to watch,” said Aaron Finch, who got captaincy in absence of Steve Smith while he was suspended for the infamous sandpaper scandal along with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft in 2018.
“It’s frustrating to play against them, but it’s still so good to watch them. You admire their batting, while you are competing. Virat will be the best ODI player of all-time by the time he finishes, if he isn't already. Sachin (Tendulkar) got more 100s and more runs, but the way he constructs run chases and scores 100s while chasing is extraordinary,” Finch was quoted as saying in an interview to Sports Tak.
Finch was also asked to compare his teammate Steve Smith and Virta Kohli in the shortest format of the game and the Australian skipper has backed the India skipper ahead of his country man.
“In T20Is, Virat has an edge over Smith because he has played more in this format,” he said.
“But the versatility of both the players in the format, to be able to be the guy who anchors the innings, and take the team home, or come out and be really aggressive. That ultra-aggressive game, that really high strike innings from ball one... it really sets them apart from a lot of players in the world,” Finch addeda
