Marcus Stoinis has given credit to the IPL for his evolution as a better cricketer, especially about his attitude vs spinners, as per PTI. That transformation was visible in Australia's T20 World Cup game vs Sri Lanka.?
Stoinis slammed 59 not out off 18 balls to demolish Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana and beat the Lankans by 7 wickets.
"Yeah, definitely the IPL 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 said.?
"I've played for quite a few years in the IPL 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," he added.
"You sort of then go from there. You're trying to get the field that you want, which is sometimes why you want to play a lap or reverse or a sweep shot, which I'm working on sort of thing," he went on to say.?
"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," he continued.?
But Stonis insists it was not pre-planned.?
"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 maintained. ??