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Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne recently talked about former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s batting and said how much he loves to watch the footage of the Master Blaster. Labuschagne also pointed out Tendulkar’s batting technique and called it as “unbelievable.”
During a Q&A session on Twitter, the right-handed Australia batsman was asked about his opinion on Tendulkar and while answering it, Labuschagne praised the former World Cup-winning batsman.
Labuschagne's words
“Still love watching old footage of @sachin_rt bat now. unbelievable technique, so much to learn from how he played the game,” tweeted Marnus Labuschagne when he was asked about his opinion on Sachin Tendulkar.
The 27-year-old Aussie cricketer had made his debut in the longest format of the game against Pakistan back in 2018. It is important to mention here, that Labuschagne will play a vital role against the Pakistan cricket team in the upcoming series. The Aussies are scheduled to travel to Pakistan after a long wait of 24 years.
The two teams are set to play a three-match Test series, which will start on March 4 in Rawalpindi and after the completion of the Test series, the two teams will take on each other in a three-match ODI series.
All the three ODI matches will take place in Rawalpindi. The ODI series will start of March 29.
After the ODI series, there will be one T20I match between the two teams which will take place on April 5, in Rawalpindi.
Facts and numbers
In Test cricket he has played in 23 Test matches and scored 2220 runs at an average of 56.92. He has notched 6 centuries and 12 half centuries in Test cricket.
On the other hand, in ODIs, Labuschagne made his debut in 2020 against India, in Mumbai. In this format, he has scored 473 runs at an average of 39.41 and with a strike rate of 91.13.
The right-handed Australia batsman is currently the top-ranked Test batsman in ICC rankings.
Apart from the international series, Labuschagne will also have his focus on the Indian Premier League (IPL) also as the mega auctions of the upcoming edition of the IPL is scheduled to take place on February 12 and February 13.
