Marcus Stoinis, a fellow all-rounder, has been elected the Melbourne Stars’ next permanent captain. Glenn Maxwell resigned from the position at the end of the last campaign. The eighth full-time captain of the Stars will be Stoinis.
Stoinis, who took the lead in a match last year. When Maxwell wasn’t there, expressed gratitude for the position and duty that will be placed on him moving ahead. “I had a little bit of a taste of captaining the side in ‘Maxi’s’ absence last year and loved the opportunity. So to be given the role full time is a great honour,” Stoinis stated.
“The Stars have been such a constant in my life every summer for the last 10 years and I truly believe with the group we have assembled this season both on and off the field we can bring some long overdue success to the club,” he stated.
Marcus Stoinis
Prior to the 2018–19 season, Maxwell assumed leadership of the Stars and guided them to two finals. Where they placed second each time. They had a late drop to miss the playoffs last season. But they were on track to contend for a finals berth as well. After leading the Stars for five seasons, Maxwell was sidelined by injury in 2022–2023. In addition to leading the squad with 65. He has played the most games with 103.
Marcus Stoinis has also been a member of the Stars for a long time. He is only two games away from being the second player to play in 100 games for the squad. In addition to becoming the team’s all-time top run scorer (2656 runs), Stoinis signed a three-year deal at the end of the previous campaign.
“I want to acknowledge and thank Maxwell for all his efforts in leading the side over the past five seasons and he will continue to be a wonderful resource for everyone at the club,” Blair Crouch, the Stars general manager, stated.
“Marcus has long been a member of our leadership team and showed his leadership skills last year. “Having someone who has been with the Stars since our very first days lead our club in BBL|14 is fantastic,” he continued.
On December 15, Stoinis will begin his full-time rule. When the team plays the Perth Scorchers at home in the season opener.
