Virat Kohli heaps praises for the new Australian batting sensation

Marnus Labuschagne has impressed all the experts and former cricketers with his batting skills. He is still very early in his international career but he is showing maturity beyond his age. He has earned praise from the best-limited overs batsman in the world.

Virat Kohli praises Marnus Labuschagne after the match

Virat Kohli was quite upbeat when asked about young Australian batsman in the post-match press conference. He said that Marnus has looked solid in limited matches that he has played. He added that the Indian team was already looking forward to seeing him before the series. Marnus always looked intellectual while talking about the game and he always wants to learn from the others. Kohli also recommended him as an all-format player.

“He looked good in ODIs here, he already had success in test matches and if opportunity given in T20, he has capabilities to do well there also” Virat said.

Notably, India is all set to face Australia in a 4 Test match series at the end of the year and Marnus Labuschagne along with Steve Smith will play critical roles in deciding the fate of that series.

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“He’s a quality player. We were talking outside, he’s very sure of what he wants to do,” Kohli said. “Again, body language, intent, he’s there, he’s running hard between the wickets, he wants the ball, He looks like a complete team man, against guys like that, you need to have total clarity and not back off, because if a guy brings that kind of clarity, it can really put the bowlers under pressure if you’re not up to the mark.”

India hammered Australia to take the series

India outplayed Australia in all facets of the game to take the series 2-1 after facing a thrashing in the first match.

Batting first on a dry Chinnaswamy surface, Australia failed to accelerate at the back end of Innings against quality Indian death bowling. They end up with a below-par 286 even after Steve Smith scoring bulk of the runs. In reply, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli put on a chasing masterclass to defeat the Aussies in final ODI.