Big Bash League Melbourne Stars Captain: Melbourne Stars, three-time finalists in Big Bash League history, have appointed all-rounder Marcus Stoinis as the new captain. He has replaced Glenn Maxwell, who left the captaincy after the conclusion of last season. Stoinis is now going to become the seventh permanent captain of Melbourne Stars. Stoinis is famous all over the world for his all-round performance and he has also expressed happiness on getting the responsibility of captaincy.
On getting the captaincy of Melbourne Stars, Marcus Stoinis said, “I had the privilege of captaining a match last year in the absence of Glenn Maxwell. I loved that opportunity. It is an honor to now be given the responsibility of full-time captaincy.” .” Let us tell you that Stoinis has been playing for Melbourne Stars for the last 10 years and so far in his Big Bash League career, apart from scoring 2,666 runs, he has also taken 39 wickets. Stoinis hopes that he will lead the team towards betterment in the upcoming season.
Stoinis has played 98 matches for the Stars so far and after playing two matches, he will become only the second player to play 100 or more matches for this team. The next season of the Big Bash League is starting from December 15 and the league will start with the match of Melbourne Stars, in which they will face Perth Scorchers. On one hand, the team management of Melbourne Stars praised Glenn Maxwell, while on the other hand expressed a lot of expectations about Stoinis.
Will play for Punjab Kings in IPL
Marcus Stoinis has played for Lucknow Super Giants in the last three seasons of IPL. But this time in the mega auction, Punjab Kings have bought him for Rs 11 crore. Let us tell you that Stoinis had earlier played for Punjab from 2016-2018. The most important thing is that Glenn Maxwell will also be making a comeback in Punjab Kings. Now it will be interesting to see whether, like Melbourne Stars, Punjab will appoint Stoinis as captain for IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer is also in this team, who was sold in the auction for Rs 26.75 crore.
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