IPL 2022: Late To The Team Bus, Marcus Stoinis Always Used To Make Ricky Ponting Wait - Mohammad Kaif

Former Indian player Mohammad Kaif shared a funny incident of Marcus Stoinis during his time at Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. Stoinis joined Delhi Capitals in 2020 and played with them for two seasons until IPL 2021.

Stoinis brought balance to Delhi Capitals’ team with his all-round abilities, he scored 352 runs striking 148.52 and picked 13 wickets in IPL 2020. However, the Australian all-rounder couldn’t replicate his magnificent performance last year as he managed 89 runs in 10 games and returned with just a couple of wickets.

Marcus Stoinis always used to make Ricky Ponting wait: Mohammad Kaif

Stoinis was released along with a bunch of star players by Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2022 auction. Kaif, who was the franchise’s assistant coach last year, revealed that Stoinis would be the last player from the squad to come just before the bus would depart and head coach Ricky Ponting had to wait for him.

“Last to the team bus was Marcus Stoinis. With a coffee mug in his hand, he used to come running and used to be dot on time. He always used to make Ricky Ponting wait and used to be just on time,” Kaif told Sportskeeda. 

Marcus Stoinis to play for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022

Stoinis was one of the three picks of IPL debutants Lucknow Super Giants in their initial draft signings for IPL 2022. Stoinis was drafted by LSG for INR 9.2 crore along with skipper KL Rahul  (INR 17 crore) and youngster Ravi Bishnoi (4 crore).

Stoinis is yet to join Lucknow Super Giants camp for this season as he was part of Australia’s limited-overs team for three ODIs and a one-off T20I match against Pakistan in their backyard. He will have to undergo the mandatory isolation period of three days and will miss LSG’s upcoming game against Delhi Capitals on April 7.

Lucknow Super Giants have won two of their first three games of IPL 2022, the KL Rahl-led side chased 211 against Chennai Super Kings to record its first IPL win and followed with a 12-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

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