Australia’s middle-order crumbled on Sunday, losing 3-9 as Cameron Green’s spot in the XI appears shaky.
“He (Stoinis) was pretty touch and go for that first game,” veteran allrounder Glenn Maxwell told reporters on Wednesday.
“And I think with the travel days and the timings of the training session, he probably only missed the first game by maybe a day.
“I’ve been speaking to him a fair bit being close mates and he says he feels ready to go and he’s excited and frustrated that he obviously couldn’t be out there for the first game.
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“He’s a big energy for our team and someone who obviously is a matchwinner and someone you need in these types of tournaments.”
Wicketkeeper Alex Carey’s struggles in Indian conditions continued after he endured a difficult Test series with the bat earlier this year.
The 32-year-old was out for a duck in eerily familiar fashion to Indian spin master Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday.
Maxwell refuted suggestions by former Australia Test captain Tim Paine that Carey had been struggling since the fallout from the infamous Jonny Bairstow dismissal during the Ashes.
“I think there’s been enough water under the bridge since then,” Maxwell said.
“He seems in really good spirits and he’s keeping really well … The other night he just got his bat caught behind on his pad which can happen sometimes.
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“I feel like every batter has made that mistake, where you’re trying to get forward and just clip your pad and it deflects it a little bit.”