Australia vs India 2018-19: 5 players to watch out for in the ODI series

#2 Marcus Stoinis

Marcus Stoinis will play a key role with both bat and ball.

Marcus Stoinis is a vital member of Australia’s ODI set-up. He’s their premier all-rounder and plays a very important role with both bat and ball. He has the ability to take the game away from the opposition with the bat in the space of a few deliveries. And with the ball, he is very handy and can produce vital breakthroughs.

With the bat, Stoinis’ ODI form hasn’t been at its best. After the home series against England last year at home, his form has seen a significant dip. He’s scored only 155 runs in 8 innings and has managed to score just one fifty. But he has been very good with the ball (11 wickets in the same period), giving Australia some important wickets at crucial junctures.

However, his form in the Big Bash has been very good. He has accumulated 146 runs at an average of 48.67 and a strike-rate in excess of 150. With the ball, he’s done well and has scalped 4 wickets. Hence, he will be a key member of the Australian line-up and will have a big role to play with both bat and ball.