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Aron Finch (Image source: Twitter)
In what comes as big news, Aaron Finch has replaced Alex Hales in the Kolkata squad for the 15th edition of the Indian T20 league. This will be the ninth franchise the Aussie limited-overs skipper will play for in the biggest T20 league in the world. Earlier, Alex Hales had announced his decision to opt out of the 2022 edition. He cited bubble fatigue as the reason for his decision.
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It is to be noted that Kolkata had acquired his services for INR 1.20 crore during the mega auction. Hales took to social media and announced that he won't be participating in the upcoming edition of the league.
Thus, Finch will return to the toughest 20 league in the upcoming season. He was last seen representing Bangalore in 2020. When it comes to his T20I record, he is arguably one of the best batters in the shortest format of the game.
Finch has scored 2686 runs in 88 T20Is and has scored two hundreds as well. As far as his record in the Indian T20 league goes, the opener has 2005 runs in 85 innings at an average of 25.38. This includes fourteen fifties as well.
Thus, the CEO of the Kolkata-based franchise Venky Mysore spoke about the same. He said that they were delighted to welcome Finch, who led Australia to their maiden 20-20 World Cup win. He also stated that they respect Alex Hales' decision to opt out.
"We respect Alex Hales' decision of choosing family and mental well-being over his participation in the upcoming season of the ITL. We will miss having him in the Galaxy of Knights this season, but we wish him all the best.
“We are delighted to welcome Aaron Finch, the T20 World Cup-winning captain, to the Kolkata family. He is excited about joining the rest of the Kolkata squad in Mumbai and we look forward to benefiting from his vast experience," said Venky Mysore in a statement posted by Kolkata's Twitter handle.
(1/2) @VenkyMysore: "We respect Alex Hales' decision of choosing family and mental well-being over his participation in the upcoming season of the IPL. We will miss having him in the Galaxy of Knights this season, but we wish him all the best."
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 11, 2022
(2/2) @VenkyMysore: “We are delighted to welcome Aaron Finch, the T20 World Cup-winning captain, to the Knight Riders family. He is excited about joining the rest of the KKR squad in Mumbai and we look forward to benefiting from his vast experience”
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 11, 2022
Here are some of the Tweets that spoke about Kolkata's latest signing
You cannot stop Aaron Finch from participating in the IPL 😉
— ° (@anubhav__tweets) March 11, 2022
Congratulations #KKR fans ! pic.twitter.com/63FI7k3dJF
After Jason Roy, now Alex Hales has withdrawn from #IPL2022 due to bio bubble fatigue. Aaron Finch will replace him in #KKR . Imo Morgan could be a better option than Finch as a captain and as player. pic.twitter.com/V50PzMTxlc
— Ayesha (@JoeRoot66Fan) March 11, 2022
KKR still have the time to make Aaron Finch their captain. Man has won a t20 world cup.
— tanya /// ypu era (@th3r2pyy) March 11, 2022
Aaron Finch be like..😁😁 pic.twitter.com/WSHfYNDPP9
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) March 11, 2022
Aaron Finch just got a last-minute IPL call-up from a record NINTH team... and it's worth a cool $270,000 🤑🤑🤑
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) March 11, 2022
DETAILS >>> https://t.co/Evxtu9HvvB pic.twitter.com/TjJndtL6O9
Aaron finch eyeing a new team in the IPL. pic.twitter.com/NqYpR70DEl
— Nithin Acharya (@nithin1503) March 12, 2022
Aaron Finch son in future : pic.twitter.com/A2PePzePoC
— Savage 2.0 (@Meme_Canteen) March 11, 2022
Aaron Finch has now joined KKR. He will surely end his journey in IPL as umpire.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 11, 2022
Kolkata knight riders will be Aaron Finch's 9th team in the IPL.
— ComeOn Cricket 🏏🇮🇳 (@ComeOnCricket) March 11, 2022
Le his kid: pic.twitter.com/NGRW8o07GX
Aaron Finch will be representing his 9th IPL franchise this year. A record by a player in IPL history.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 11, 2022