“Great if they all did come down and wear yellow”: Aaron Finch impressed by love from fans on Sri Lanka tour

Aaron Finch impressed by love from fans: The Australian captain welcomed the prospect of fans wearing yellow to support Australia today.

The fifth ODI of the ongoing Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka will be played at the R Premdasa Stadium this afternoon. With the hosts already claiming an unassailable 3-1 lead in a five-match series, the last white-ball match of the series will primarily be a dead-rubber.

Having last won a bilateral ODI series against Australia at home in 1992, the current lot of Sri Lankan players dominating the Aussies couldn’t have come at a better time for them.

Sri Lanka, who are playing under a new head coach in Chris Silverwood, have provided early impressions of thriving under the former England head coach. With Dasun Shanaka also emerging as an astute leader, the island nation would want to build on this start after having not performed well across formats in the recent years.

Aaron Finch impressed by love from fans on Sri Lanka tour

Addressing the reporters before the fifth ODI, Australia captain Aaron Finch acknowledged the “unbelievable” hospitality and love from fans on this tour. Going through a political and economical turmoil, Sri Lankan fans have found refuge in cricket making the most of an opportunity of enjoying a respite in the form of this series.

Considering discussions on social media, Sri Lankan fans might wear yellow in order to thank Australia for continuing with this tour amid an economic crisis. Being informed about the same, Finch welcomed the move ahead of what will be his last match on the tour.

“It’s been amazing. Anytime we tour here, the hospitality and love from fans is unbelievable. So, it’d be great if they all did come down and wear yellow,” Finch told reporters in a video posted by cricket.com.au.

Results have not gone the Aussies’ way in the ODI series but Australia skipper Aaron Finch says the support shown from Sri Lankans has created an ‘unbelievable’ atmosphere 🥰 #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/QvoOTpGP05

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) June 24, 2022

“But it will still be a hard-fought game on the field. I think the reality is that we’ve been outplayed in this series but they’re a fantastic team and a brilliant place to tour.”

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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