Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has been ruled out of the opening One Day International against West Indies. Alex Carey had replaced Aaron Finch as the captain of the national side.
Cricket Australia tweeted on Tuesday morning: “A big congrats to Alex Carey who will become the 26th man to captain Australia in ODI cricket tomorrow! Aaron Finch has been ruled out of the #WIvAUS series opener with a knee injury.”
Australia have lost the T20I series to the hosts 1-4 and would look to turn the fortunes in the three-match ODI series.
“I am deeply honoured to be able to lead the team while Aaron recovers. To captain Australia is one of the greatest privileges in sport and an honour I am extremely thankful to receive,” Carey was quoted as saying by cricinfo.com.
“Finch is our captain and we will welcome him back with open arms when he is fully fit, so for now I hope I can fill the role to his extremely high standards. To lead this group against the West Indies in the West Indies is a great challenge and one I very much look forward to for as long as I have the opportunity,” added Carey.
Australia recently lost the 5-match T20I series against West Indies and with the absence of senior players they might find it hard to beat West Indies in ODI series as well.
