1986 – Birth of Aussie Big Hitter Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch, born this year, would become one of Australia’s most explosive limited-overs batters. He holds two of the top three T20I scores: 172 against Zimbabwe (2018) and 156 against England (2013), smashing 14 sixes in each innings. Later that week in 2013, he scored 148 off 114 balls against Scotland. Finch played a pivotal role in Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning campaign, scoring a big hundred in the opening game. Named T20 captain in 2014, he briefly relinquished the role to Steven Smith before reclaiming limited-overs captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal. He led Australia to the 2019 World Cup semi-final and their first T20 World Cup title. Finch retired in 2024 as one of only ten players to surpass 10,000 T20 runs.