Marcus Stonis, the Australian star named after the Champions Trophy squad, announced his ODI resignation date before the tournament: “Focus on…”

Australian seams bowling all-around Marcus Stonis Surprisingly, he quickly announced his retirement from ODI, bringing the end of his international 50-over career in 74 games. Cricket Australia (CA) said Thursday that Stonis will continue to have a choice with the T20IS, adding that his decision to retire from the 50-over format would be to focus on T20 cricket. Stoinis’ retirement from ODIS means that the CA will replace him with another player on the Australian team for the ICC champion trophy.

“Playing ODI cricket in Australia was an incredible journey, and I am grateful for every moment I had in green and gold.

“This wasn’t an easy decision, but I think it’s the right time to move away from ODI and focus completely on the next chapter of your career. I have a great relationship with Ron.Andrew McDonald) And I am very grateful for his support. We support the boys in Pakistan,” Stonis said in a CA statement.

Stoinis’ 10-year ODI career in Australia faced England at Old Trafford in 2015, playing his first T20I on that tour. He had to wait until the following year for the next opportunity to set up himself with the Australian ODI team. This was brought about by winning a whirlwind 146 that doesn’t play against New Zealand at Eden Park and getting three wickets.

Stoinis won the Australian ODI World Cup title in India in 2023 and was named the country’s ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2018-19. “Stoin has been a very important part of ODI setup for the past decade.”

“He is not only an invaluable player, but he can also join the group. He is a natural leader, a very popular player and a great person. He is an ODI career and a great player. We need to congratulate him on all his accomplishments,” Coach Andrew McDonald said.

Stonis retired from ODI just two weeks before the Champions Trophy began, with concerns about injuries Pat Cummins and Josh HezlewoodCalifornia said that following the end of the Test Series against Sri Lanka, the National Selection Panel (NSP) will complete the Champion’s Trophy team.

Australia has already lost all rounds Mitchell Marsh Due to a back injury, and the exit from Stoinis’ ODIS means that four locations of a 15-man team will need to be filled for an eight-team competition.

Teams will have time until February 12th to submit 15 final teams for the tournament to the ICC. Australia is portrayed in Group B of the Champions Trophy alongside Afghanistan, the UK and South Africa.

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