Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Marcus Stoinis revealed that he was aware of not getting a Cricket Australia central contract for the 2024-25 season, but he is looking forward to playing and contributing for the Baggy Greens in the T20 World Cup 2024. Are willing to. Last month, Stoinis was one of the biggest names to be dropped from CA’s 23-player contract list. A month later, Stoinis broke the record in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk.
He silenced the waves of joy in the Chepauk stands with his record-breaking 124*, which sealed LSG’s 6-wicket victory.
Since teams have to submit their player lists by May 1, Stoinis made a strong bid to be included in Australia’s 15-player squad for the crucial event starting June 1.
Stoinis expressed his ambition to contribute to Australia’s quest for another trophy, and said after the game, “I have a great relationship with my coach (Australian head coach – Andrew McDonald), I’m not looking for a contract. “I’ve known it for a long time that the kids are very happy to come and get the opportunity, but on the playing front, I want to play and contribute.
Stoinis paced his innings according to the situation of his team. He struggled alone but the support he got from Nicholas Pooran was crucial in changing the momentum of the game.
Talking about his approach and the change he has seen in T20 cricket in the ongoing IPL, Stoinis said, “In these competitions, there are a lot of better opening batsmen than me, so I will leave it to them. Just go, go, there were certain bowlers we wanted to target and there were certain bowlers we wanted to be more cautious against, there was a phase when I wasn’t hitting boundaries, so it was great that Pooran could come in. And the pressure was gone, a lot of ups and downs, just tried to keep it under control.”
“You’re planning and structuring, you’re not liking some bowlers and you’re liking others more. I think T20 cricket is changing, the scores that are made, the impact that’s made. The role of the player and how teams are taking the bowlers,” he added.
Talking about the match, after CSK were put in to bat, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (108*) and Shivam Dubey (66) took the hosts to a competitive total of 210/4.
In reply, the opening pair of Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul were out early. Stoinis took charge of the bowlers and helped LSG chase the highest score at Chepauk.
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