On the latest episode of the show ‘Sony Ten Pit Stop’, Aaron Finch shared his experiences of playing alongside Sachin Tendulkar and the other greats of the game in the match to mark the bicentennial anniversary of the Lord’s Cricket Ground.
On being asked what he was thinking while going out to open the innings with Sachin Tendulkar, Aaron Finch revealed that the only thing on his mind was not to run the Indian batting maestro out.
He added that there was a huge Indian presence in the crowd who had come to see Sachin Tendulkar bat.
Aaron Finch was grateful that he got the opportunity to bat alongside some of the all-time greats of the game in Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
He also recollected Adam Gilchrist and Virender Sehwag opening the batting for the Rest of the World XI, two of the most destructive batsmen world cricket has seen.
Aaron Finch on the conversations with Sachin Tendulkar in the middle
Aaron Finch was also asked about the conversations he had with Sachin Tendulkar in the middle. He responded that both Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara were very eager to perform well even though it was not an international match.
He added that all the conversation was about cricket and expressed his delight at having got the opportunity of playing alongside Sachin Tendulkar.
The MCC XI had taken on the Rest of the World XI (ROW XI) in a match to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Lord’s Cricket Ground. While the MCC XI was captained by Sachin Tendulkar, the ROW XI was led by Shane Warne.
Batting first, the ROW XI had piled on a huge score of 293/7 in their allotted 50 overs, with Yuvraj Singh smashing 132 runs.
In reply, MCC XI chased down the target easily with Aaron Finch blasting an unbeaten 181 runs. He shared a 107-run opening partnership with Sachin Tendulkar (44 runs) and a second-wicket partnership of 67 runs with Brian Lara (23 runs).
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