Marcus Stoinis credits Indian T20 League for his match-winning knock against Sri Lanka in the 20-20 World Cup 2022

Marcus Stoinis opened up on his tremendous knock that helped Australia seal a thumping win against Sri Lanka on October 25, Tuesday at Perth. For the unversed, the all-rounder scored the fastest fifty by an Australian in T20I history.

Post the conclusion of the match, the right-handed batter opened up on his innings and said that the Indian T20 League helped him a lot to evolve as an aggressive batter. Further, Stoinis said that playing with cricketers all around the world helped him understand the game better. 

“Yeah, definitely the Indian T20 League has changed my cricket and helped me evolve, and it’s not only playing on the wickets, it’s having the coaches from all over the world, having players from different countries,” Stoinis was quoted as saying after the match. 

“I’ve played for quite a few years in the Indian T20 League and quite a few teams, so you come across a range of techniques and mentalities about how to play spin. Yeah, it has helped me improve for sure. But yeah, so I’m looking for two balls really, one off the back foot and one off the front foot, just to at least have an option to each,” Stoinis added further. 

‘I was actually quite nervous’: Stoinis

Stoinis, who did not shy away from admitting that he was nervous when he entered the field, said that he was deciding if he had to go for it or continue playing along the ground. However, his 18-ball 59 runs brought Australia back into the game and seal a stunner against Sri Lanka. 

“I was actually quite nervous, to be honest, so yeah, the intention was just to go put an impact on the game and probably provide a bit of energy for the boys and try and get a spark going,” said Stoinis after his fiery knock. 

Further, the Australian star said that the aggressive knock was not something that he had pre-planned and added that he understood that he might get caught if he keep on going.

“Not really. It was just batting and looking at a score and then maybe towards the last couple of overs that I faced, I thought should I rein it in or should I keep going, but it’s probably just the time; you just keep going. If you hit one and get caught on the boundary, it’s part of the game,” he concluded.