Aaron Finch reveals his favourite Pakistan cricketer, heaps praise on Babar Azam

Australia’s limited-overs format captain Aaron Finch has heaped praise on Pakistan’s talented top-order batsman Babar Azam, during a Q&A session on social media website Twitter.

Babar is currently the captain of Pakistan’s Twenty20International (T20I) side and has been prolific run-scorer for Pakistan, across all formats, in the recent past.

The right-hander features in the top five of ICC rankings for batsmen in all formats with first, third and fifth position in T20Is, ODIs and Tests respectively.

“He [Babar Azam] is such a consistent performer in all forms now, sooooo good to watch,” said Finch.

He is such a consistent performer in all forms now, sooooo good to watch https://t.co/c6pG3mPw9s

— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) March 27, 2020

The 33-year-old also revealed his favourite Pakistan cricketer, Mohammad Amir, based on performance in Test cricket.

“I loved watching Amir bowling in test cricket,” said Finch about Amir, who announced his retirement from Test cricket last year.

I loved watching Amir bowling in test cricket https://t.co/fe1WHoHTFP

— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) March 27, 2020

Finch also termed the 2019 ICC World Cup match against Pakistan, in Taunton, as one of the most stressful moments while leading the Australian side.

WC match v Pakistan at Taunton, that was stressful https://t.co/vyJkRQtx2y

— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) March 27, 2020

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Finch shouldered the burden of Australian captaincy when they were down and out after the sandpaper scandal in a Test match against South Africa in 2018. During this difficult phase, the opener took good decisions on the field, which was ably supported by his performances with the bat, and helped his side recover from the incident in Cape Town.