Australia have tested the prowess of the big-hitting Tim David during their T20I series in India, but the 26-year-old has only managed to score 20 runs, in both of the matches that he has played. However, he has the backing of his skipper Aaron Finch, who called him a 'versatile and flexible' player and believes that his presence only adds to the options that Australia have going into the T20 World cup.
The Singapore-born batter who is known for his explosive knocks, made his debut for Australia in the first T20I.
"What Tim brings to the table obviously is some great form in competitions around the world. In various batting positions I know in the PSL, he batted at 4 and had a great tournament, other tournaments, he batted five and six. So we see him as a really versatile and flexible player and obviously, his power speaks for itself. We've all seen how destructive he can be once he gets in and in terms of the order I think it just depends on the game situation, maybe, some matchups in the opposition as well," Finch said.
"Ideally, it'd be right towards the back end because the top order has done a great job. But I think if you look down our World Cup squad, we've got some power there with Maxwell, Stoinis, David, Wade and Smith. We've got a lot of options there which is really good," he added.
Australia suffered a six-wicket loss to India in the second T20I which was reduced to eight overs a side due to a wet outfield.
"It's important that you're always looking at ways to improve and obviously we were with Maxwell at three, Tim David at four. So we're trying to be a bit more aggressive up front and yeah, we haven't played too many shortened games. Especially leading into a World Cup, we've to put some thought into it over some time. Josh Inglis came out at the last minute, and Sean Abbott took his spot. That was just to give us an extra bowling option, not knowing how the wicket would play," the Australian skipper explained.
"So there's just a little bit of execution with bat and ball I think at times that probably just swung the momentum of the game. And obviously, the way the Rohit played was pretty special. And also Axar the way that he bowled, he was outstanding," he added.
(With PTI inputs)
