Marcus Stoinis became the captain of this Australian team, suddenly given a big responsibility.

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Big news has come out before the third Test of the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy being played between India and Australia. Australia's star player Marcus Stoinis has an important responsibility for a team. Australia's popular T-20 league 'Big Bash League' (BBL) team Melbourne Stars has made Marcus Stoinis the new captain. Let us tell you that Melbourne Stars has appointed the Australian all-rounder as full-time captain. The team itself announced this on social media.

Stoinis will captain in BBL 2024-25

Melbourne Stars has taken this big decision just before the start of BBL. The team shared a picture of Stoinis from its Instagram handle. The caption with it reads, 'Melbourne Stars have a new full-time captain. #BBL'. It is worth noting that Stoinis has replaced his compatriot Glenn Maxwell in Melbourne Stars. Earlier the command of this team was in the hands of Maxwell. Let us tell you that Stoinis has also captained this team before. But now he has become a full-time captain. After becoming the captain, Stoinis expressed happiness and said that it is a matter of great pride for me to captain the team throughout the season.

The next season of BBL will start from December 15

Big Bash League i.e. BBL is Australia's popular T20 league. It started in the year 2011. Its next season is going to start from 15 December, in which 8 teams will be seen playing. It will conclude on 27 January 2025. The special thing is that Melbourne Stars will play in the first match of the new season. They will face Perth Scorchers at Perth Stadium. Let us tell you that Sydney Sixers is the current champion of BBL which has won the title three times.

Marcus Stoinis will also be seen in IPL 2025 after Big Bash League 2024-25. He played for Lucknow Super Giants last season under the captaincy of KL Rahul. While in the next season, he will play for Punjab Kings. 35-year-old Stoinis has been joined by Preity Zinta's co-owned team Punjab Kings by paying an amount of Rs 11 crore.