After winning the maiden ICC T20 World Cup for Australia, captain Aaron Finch has dropped a bombshell for his Big Bash League (BBL) franchise. The captain of Melbourne Renegades, Finch has decided to step down from the leadership role for the upcoming season of BBL. Melbourne Renegades has respected Finch’s decision and appointed Nic Maddinson as the new captain of the team. Finch who captained Renegades said that he along with the team will be there on the ground to support Nic in clinching their second BBL title after 2018.
‘The time was right for me’
Aaron Finch captained the red side for 69 matches. Under his captaincy, Melbourne Renegades won 31 matches while losing 38 of the total. Finch’s win percentage was 44.92%.
“Captaining this side has been an enormous privilege for the last 9 seasons. With a busy schedule leading into this T20 World Cup and a new young family, the time was right for me to hand over the reins from a captaincy perspective. One thing I’ve learnt over the time is you always need that injection of new talent in the leaders. ‘Maddo’ has captained at First Class and BBL level many times before and I’m very supportive of him getting this opportunity. Out in the field, we’ll all be out there to help and support him and ultimately aim for success in BBL11,” the 35-year-old said.
“It’s a great group of players”
Maddinson joined Melbourne Renegades in the 2018-19 season after playing for Sydney Sixers for seven years. Till now, Maddinson has played 90 matches in the BBL and has scored 1,741 runs with an average of 21.49.
“It‘s a huge honour and a challenge I’m really looking forward to. It’s a great group of players with some young guys mixed in with experienced players. Taking over from someone like ‘Finchy’ is a huge task but having him around to help out and be that experienced head will be a great plus for me,” the newly-appointed captain said.
