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Alex Carey and Matthew Wade appear the most likely candidates to captain Australia on the T20 tour of Bangladesh after Aaron Finch was ruled out by injury.

Australia's selectors will have to decide on a captain for their Twenty20 series against Bangladesh after Aaron Finch was ruled out of the tour due to injury.

Finch suffered a knee problem leading into the T20 series against the West Indies in St Lucia, which he further aggravated in the final game of that five-match contest last week.

Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday said he would return home to complete 14 days quarantine and then likely undergo surgery.

With the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman commencing in mid-October, CA is optimistic that Finch will be fit to lead Australia's challenge.

"I'm extremely disappointed to be heading home," Finch said.

"This was considered the best course of action rather than travelling to Bangladesh, not being able to play and losing that recovery time.

"I will have the surgery if required and start the recovery process ahead of the World Cup."

The opening batsman missed two of the three one-day internationals in the Caribbean - with the final match of the series to be played on Tuesday AEST.

With limited-overs captain Finch unavailable, Alex Carey has been the stand-in skipper during the one dayers against the West Indies.

Matthew Wade was vice-captain for the T20 matches in the West Indies.