“Australia will win the ODI series 2-1” - Aaron Finch predicts Australia vs India ODI series scoreline

Former Australian captain, Aaron Finch, who won the 2015 World Cup and T20 World Cup 2021, has stated that Australia will end the three-match ODI series against India 2-1. Notably, the series is starting on October 19 in Perth.

Speaking exclusively to the ICC website, Finch asserted that it would be great to have Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back in the business against Australia. Though he didn’t sound confident, Finch rated Australia as the favorites to win the ODI series.

“It will be a great series. It always is against India and I think having Virat back in there brings out the best in him against Australia. It’s always a great battle when you look at it on paper as it’s very evenly matched, but I’d say Australia (win the series) 2-1. Not confidently though as India are a great side and it will just be a great series to watch,” Finch said to the ICC website.

Furthermore, Finch also talked about the new leader in Indian cricket, Shubman Gill, who led the Indian team to a series-levelling 2-2 scoreline against England in the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy.

“Shubman has already shown what a good leader he is in T20 cricket and Test cricket, so I’m sure this will be no different,” Finch stated.

“He’s a brilliant player, particularly in the white-ball formats and the way that he captained against England in the Test series is just a huge tick in his box to take the next step and takeover the Indian leadership right the way through (all three formats),” he noted.

Additionally, Finch also observed that having Kohli and Rohit will bring a lot of calmness for Gill in his first-ever series as an ODI captain. For the unversed, Gill has been named as the new ODI skipper, replacing Rohit Sharma for the three-match ODI series vs Australia.

“I think when you look back to that England Test series he (Gill) didn’t have many other options that he could turn to for advice, probably when he was out on the ground, but he did a wonderful job himself. But I think just having those guys (Rohit and Kohli) there will be a real calmness for him as well, because it’s the ability to bounce ideas, both on and off the field on how you want the team to function going forward, because they’ve been such a huge part of the team for a long period of time,” he concluded.

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