Aaron Finch undergoes eye surgery after suffering from blurry vision during night matches

Australian white-ball skipper Aaron Finch has undergone eye surgery after experiencing blurry vision during the 13th edition of the IPL which was held in UAE last year. He made the revelation on Friday and said that the surgery has been a success but the experienced campaigner believes that the real test will be playing under lights and that will indicate how the surgery went about. 

Finch was heavily criticised during his 2020 stint with the Royal Challengers Bangalore after he failed to give explosives starts which is synonymous with his name. Coming off good performances in the run up to the 2020 edition, Finch scored just 268 runs in 12 matches and a horrible strike rate of 111. He averaged just 22.3 in that edition.

Australia will fight it out against the Caribbeans in a five-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series starting from 9th July. With several first-choice players missing the tour owing to bubble fatigue, it will be a challenge for the relatively inexperienced Australian side when they face the mighty Windies in the format where they feel more familiar. All 8 matches of the tour will be played under lights which will give Finch a fair idea of where he stands regarding his eye condition. 

"I noticed it during IPL. One day it just sorts of changed ... it was just bloody blurry. In the daytime it wasn't as noticeable, at night it was more noticeable, especially playing in Dubai where the lighting isn't as good as what we've got in Australia,” Finch was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. 

"I just noticed it more than, (my eyesight) wasn't very sharp, and there were little halos around lights and a bit of a trail on the ball. I tried contact (lenses), and couldn't get them right they just wouldn't sit right in my eye,” he added. 

Finch underwent the surgery after returning the tour of New Zealand in March. "We thought that was the best time to be able to get it done. It was about a three-week process and it was really smooth,” he stated. 

While he seems perfect at the moment batting indoors on hard wickets, he said that the biggest challenge will come while playing under lights. 

"I'm seeing them pretty good (now). I've only been hitting them indoors on hard wickets. It's all clear now, it seems perfect. I think the biggest test will come in night matches, that's when I noticed the biggest difference in my eyesight,” Finch concluded.