There are times when one shot or a good delivery is a prime indicator of getting back to form and Finch saw that in Marsh's case quite early heading into the World Cup. You need a little bit of backing and you need some confidence from everybody else," he added. He knew that, and that's all you need sometimes. We committed to him batting at No.3 for a long time. He's someone who loves the contest, loves the challenge," Finch explained the rationale behind the move. Growing up in the WACA (Perth), he's very, very dominant off the back foot. We felt as though he's someone who could play - he obviously plays fast bowling very well. 3 was a really important one in the West Indies. Promoting Marsh up the order turned out to be a master-stroke, something the Australians had put a lot of thought to during their tour of the West Indies. He's obviously a special player," Finch said. "He is the nicest person you will ever meet in your life. 3 for Australia in the T20 World Cup.Ī few years back, he had famously said, "Most of Australia hates me" and when Finch was asked a question with reference to that, the skipper had a lot of praise reserved for the big all-rounder. Marsh, who has now spent a decade in the Australian set-up and never really got going save a couple of Ashes hundreds in 32 Tests and one three-figure mark in ODIs, finally hogged the limelight as an unlikely No.
The latest setback for Marsh was last year when he suffered an ankle injury. "For him to keep coming back after people keep doubting him shows how much of a quality person he is," he added about the 31-year-old all-rounder, who has suffered a lot due to injuries. "To be able to put up with the critics for so long, when his performance hasn't been bad by any stretch of the imagination and any format of the game, if you look at his ODI numbers they are very good," Finch said after Australia outplayed New Zealand by 8 wickets to claim the top prize. On Sunday, after the all-rounder played a starring role in Australia's maiden T20 World Cup triumph with a brilliant unbeaten 50-ball 77, his skipper Aaron Finch said that Marsh copped unnecessary criticism all though his career and still kept his chin up, a reflection of the amazing human being that he is.
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