Marcus Stoinis last played T20 in Australia jersey last February. Then his name was deleted from the list of announced central contracts. However, this pace all-rounder is hopeful to wear the jersey of the national team on the basis of performance, despite not being under contract. After his historic batting at the Chennai Super Kings ground in the IPL on Tuesday, Stoinis talked about getting out of the contract and hoping to play in the next T20 World Cup.
Lucknow Super Giants came to bat with a target of 211 runs in Chepu. Stoinis took out the match alone in the procession of batters’ failure. With Lokesh Rahul, Nicholas Puran and Deepak Hooda, he won Lucknow with three balls in hand. They are the first team to taste victory in Chepu this season. Stoinis set the record for the highest score while chasing runs. He scored 124 runs off 63 balls.
When 17 runs were needed in the last over, Mustafizur played Rahman fearlessly and became aggressive. Stoinis picked up that run in just three balls. By playing such innings before the T20 World Cup, he has probably caught the attention of the selectors. Those who cut him out of the deal may have lost their minds.
Stoinis is hopeful to be in the World Cup team even though he is not in the contract, ‘I have a very good relationship with the coach of the team. I knew about the drop off from the contract list long ago. One should always give a chance to emerging talent, so did I. I will be happy if they can take my place. But if we talk about playing, then of course I want to play my best and perform for the team. I am looking forward to playing T20 World Cup. I hope there will be no problem in playing the World Cup even if there is no name in the contract.
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