Watch: Marnus Labuschagne's 'leaves' and 'no run' calls leave Twitterati in splits (Photo: Cricket.com.au) Photograph:( Twitter )
In the Adelaide Test against India, Labuschagne left Twitterati in splits with his unique leaves and “no run” calls as they played out a gritty knock of 47 against India on Day 2 of the day-night Test.
Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne’s has witnessed a rapid rise in the world of international cricket. From being a concussion substitute to Steve Smith in Ashes 2019 to being awarded the ICC Test Player of the Year 2019, Labuschagne has become one of the mainstays of the Australian top order. However, in the Adelaide Test against India, Labuschagne left Twitterati in splits with his unique leaves and “no run” calls as they played out a gritty knock of 47 against India on Day 2 of the day-night Test.
Labuschagne’s unique leaves are similar to that of Steve Smith, whom the youngster has idolized since coming into the international arena. Labuschagne’s leaves made headlines as it was pretty similar to Smith’s leaves but the youngster continued with his unique leaves during the first Test against India and even added “no run” calls to his armoury.
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Marnus displaying all his variations of the 'No Run!' #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/gLQZjI50B7
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2020
This gotta be the Meme of the Week , Lol !!#TamilTwitter#MemeTwitter pic.twitter.com/rWCRv6wSbh
— Globe Trotter (@masala_dosai) December 18, 2020
Nice ...now release it on Spotify
— Thala (@ssmbbakthudu) December 18, 2020
Can hear him saying this all my life without complaint 😂😂😂
— آفتاب 🇮🇳 (@Devastated_Soul) December 18, 2020
Its better to shout " No Run" than running unknowing and loosing your captain😂
— Saajan (@Saajan_07) December 18, 2020
Marnus to smith: whatever you do, I do even better 😂
— wijay (@bizayay) December 18, 2020
Steve Smith 2.0 😁😁
— Najeeb ul Hasnain (@ImNajeebH) December 18, 2020
#AUSvIND #INDvAUS
— S O M E N A T H (@somenathpaul_) December 18, 2020
Steve smith: pic.twitter.com/xwIId8T0vq
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Labuschagne scored a gritty 47 off 119 deliveries to help Australia post 191 runs on board in the first innings. Along with Labuschagne, skipper Tim Paine looked solid with the willow as he scored an unbeaten 73. However, India having posted 244 runs on board in the first innings, took a solid lead of 53 runs.
India started with Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal but lost the former after Pat Cummins bowled the youngster for four. India sent Jasprit Bumrah at number 3 as a night watchman. Both Bumrah and Agarwal saw off the last few overs of the day as India ended at 9/1 with a lead of 62 runs.