IPL 2022: Marcus Stoinis reveals the reason why he joined Lucknow Super Giants
IPL 2022: Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has shared his thoughts on why he joined the Lucknow Super Giants prior to the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022). The bowling all-rounder has said that the former legendary spinner Shane Warne has left his mark at the Rajasthan Royals which inspired him to want to build something from the scratch as well. Notably, Stoinis was one of three cricketers along with KL Rahul and Ravi Bishnoi to be picked up by the Super Giants ahead of this year’s mega auction. Are you looking for legal betting sites in India on the go? If yes, read more here.
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However, the all-rounder failed to live up to the expectations, managing only 156 runs in 11 matches with a strike rate of 147.17 as well. On the other hand, the Super Giants inaugural campaign has ended in the playoffs as they lost to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator as well. And, while speaking to Cricbuzz, Stoinis has said that he is excited for the next two years and wants to impress in the World Cups and do something big with his IPL side for the long term.
He said: “For cricket, the things that are exciting me the most are the World Cups coming up. And the IPL with this new franchise. The big reason I wanted to sign for Lucknow was to help build something from scratch. Have a blank canvas to work with, in the company of someone like KL Rahul and Sanjeev to build something that you can look back on in 10-15 years.”
Marcus Stoinis also aims to build a legacy similar to Shane Warne’s and he also shared that if he considers himself approachable. He also revealed that in his early days in IPL, he used to build relationships and those bonds have helped now as well.
The 32-year-old also stated: “I think so. I’ve probably noticed it more in the last couple of years, especially with the IPL. And it’s probably because I’ve not changed too much. When I first went to the IPL, 6-7 years ago, I was pretty much this young kid who was happy to be there, happy to do whatever was needed, almost on training camp every year because I wasn’t playing that much cricket.”
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IPL 2022: “I am excited about the next couple of years”, Marcus Stoinis
He continued: “And a lot of the guys I was playing with there, whether it was Shreyas Iyer, who ended up being my captain later down the track at Delhi, I built those relationships with them since we were young – since he was probably 18 and I was 22. I definitely have noticed as I’ve gone back, now that I’m a bit older and playing a different role in the IPL, those relationships have helped.”
However, Marcus Stooinis has played for the Delhi Capitals in 2020 and 2021 and he had the best year in the 13th season where he managed to score 352 runs in 17 matches at 25.14, with a strike rate of 148.52. And, he also picked up 13 wickets at 21.77.
“Yeah, I think so. I think if you asked me when I was a kid that this is how my life was going to turn out and I’d be playing for Australia and playing around the IPL and doing all these things then I’d be absolutely over the moon. I think at times I didn’t know what I was signing up for. So, that’s definitely had its own challenges.”
“But yeah, I am excited about the next couple of years and what that means with Australian cricket, World Cups coming up and part of a brand new franchise in the IPL and building something with some really good people there. I couldn’t really be asking for anything more from my cricket career for sure,”
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