Marcus Stoinis’ spontaneous New York photoshoot goes viral after fans recognise ‘world famous’ athlete

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Street photographer known for ‘ordinary people’ portraits snaps Australian cricketer and partner without realising ‘he’s photographing royalty

Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis is getting as much attention for his New York photoshoot as his batting and bowling. Here he celebrates during Friday night’s match between Australia and Pakistan at the men’s cricket World Cup in India.Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis is getting as much attention for his New York photoshoot as his batting and bowling. Here he celebrates during Friday night’s match between Australia and Pakistan at the men’s cricket World Cup in India.

When none of Australia’s five frontline bowlers broke through, Stoinis turned the match back in Australia’s favour. His short-pitched deliveries caught Abdullah Shafique for 64 off the first ball he bowled, and then removed his opening partner Imam-ul-Haq out at deep third man for 70. The win lifted Australia into the top four finals-paying spots for the first time, with Australian captain Pat Cummins lauding the all rounder’s energy. “You saw ‘Stoin’ come in and show his energy and really hit the deck hard,” Cummins said.His recent internet moment, which emerged when he and partner, Sarah Czarnuch, were asked to take part in an impromptu photoshoot on streets of New York City, has been pinging into inboxes across the world.This article includes content provided by Instagram.

Guerrero is well known for his portraits of “ordinary” people he captures on the streets. And he was oblivious to his subject’s fame when he simply captioned the upload “beautiful Australian couple”. Commenters and cricket fans all over the world quickly recognised the athlete, informing Guerrero in comments: “That’s Marcus Stoinis. He is world famous.”Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersWhile Guerrero was unaware of his subject’s fame, Stoinis recently told the ABC: “We thought ‘oh, this is a nice guy who wants to take some photos for his Instagram account’.

 

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