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Aus vs Ind: Stoinis happy to contribute irrespective of the batting order

Australian batting all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is just happy to contribute, no matter where he bats. Coming freshly out of the tutelage of Australian legend Ricky Ponting, the ace Australian all-rounder will be looking to make an impact under Justin Langer to fix his spot in the Australian XI.

"I'm just happy to be involved wherever they feel I can have my biggest impact in the game, whether that's at the top of the middle. Punter's a big believer in me and wants to give me responsibility in the teams that he's been in charge of," Stoinis was quoted as saying to cricket.com.au.

Saying that he has had a conversation with the coach about how he feels he can contribute, Stoinis believes that he has got to be adaptable.

“I've got to be adaptable and I've had these conversations with Ricky and said 'just let me know and I'll put the pads on'," he added.

The 31-year-old made 352 runs at a strike rate of 148 and took 13 wickets in the recently concluded IPL also knows the hunger of Indian captain Virat Kohli, having played alongside him for RCB. He said that Australia doesn’t need to worry much about Kohli as he won’t get extra dangerous because of the shortened tour.

"Don't worry about Virat; he's up for every single game that he's playing. I don't think you can get any extra motivation than 110 per cent. He'll be ready to go,” said the Perth born.

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