Marcus Stoinis played a valiant knock in the second ODI against India in Nagpur. He made 52 runs off 65 deliveries and was there fighting for his team till the very end. Vijay Shankar dismissed him in the final over and as a result, Australia lost the game by eight runs to concede India a lead of 2-0 in the five-match ODI series.
Stoinis opened up on the heartbreak in the second ODI. The bright Aussie cricketer said, “We did well, fought hard, got close but we didn’t get the result we wanted. Hindsight is a beautiful thing … you think if this partnership goes longer or you take a risk earlier (what would have happened), all that sort of stuff. You never know what’s going to happen.”
“We haven’t had a debrief yet … when emotions are going it’s probably best to let that settle then have a more relaxed conversation the next day,” he added.
The Australian all-rounder also had words of praise for two legends of Indian cricket- MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Stoinis said he looks up to them and it’s a great thing that Australia are rubbing shoulders with a team like India, which helps players like him to play against such accomplished stars of India.
“Virat and MS play very different roles, but they make sure they get the job done for the team,” Stoinis said before adding: “Two of the best players in the world … so there’s things to learn from them and it’s probably fortunate we’re playing them so frequently leading up to a World Cup.”