Aaron Finch Set To Return For Melbourne Renegades In Big Bash League

Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has confirmed that he is ready to play for the Melbourne Renegades match against Perth Scorchers on December 22 at the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

The 35-year-old has missed the Renegades' opening three matches, taking time to recover from a knee injury after leading Australia to its maiden T20 World Cup title.

Finch, the Renegades' all-time leading run-scorer, has now confirmed that he is ready to play.

"I will play. I'll hit a lot of balls over in the next couple of days but all's feeling good at the moment. I trained the other day. I haven't done a huge amount of running or anything, but I batted and felt pretty good. I'll have a good solid hit-out today and a decent field," Finch told the mediapersons on Monday.

"We pushed really hard to get back (for the World Cup) and that was a risk well worth taking. It just probably needed a little bit more time and from the end of the World Cup to now, there's been a good month of rehab into (my knee) which has helped," he said.

The Renegades will play three straight games at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne with back-to-back clashes against the Scorchers on December 22 and 26, followed by the Hobart Hurricanes on December 29.

The second-highest run-scorer in BBL history, Finch will bolster Renegades' inexperienced top order after their slow start to the season with the bat.

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Having finished last in the previous two campaigns, Renegades won a nail-biting opener against Adelaide on the final ball, before suffering successive defeats to Strikers and Brisbane Heat.