Why Marnus Labuschagne can’t let go of grade cricket and the EPIC sledge he sent to his club captain
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Why Marnus Labuschagne can’t put down grade cricket and the EPIC sled he sent to his former club captain seconds after he ran out
- Labuschagne is the world’s No. 1 Test batsman after a prolific run of form
- His rise has been rapid and he is now entrenched in the Australian higher order.
- However, the Queenslander still likes to keep up with his cricket club.
- Labuschagne Reveals The Moment He Couldn’t Resist Going Sledding With His Former Employer
He is the best batsman in the world, has trips to India and England to prepare and currently plays for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. But cricket’s tragic Marnus Labuschagne still can’t let go of graded competition.
While most players have bigger things on their minds once they achieve success, international star Labuschagne still feels a close connection to his club Redlands in the Brisbane competition.
And the Australian No.3 Test batsman, known for his constant squealing on the pitch, still has time for some cheeky sledgehammers for his former club.
During a recent interview with channel sevenLabuschagne revealed how he couldn’t resist sledding his grade cricket captain after he ran out.
‘What is your relationship with the cricket club, especially now that you are a world-class batsman? You can let the cricket club go if you want,’ Labuschagne was asked.
‘Boy, you’d think it would [let grade cricket go]. But then I was on the phone on Saturday watching the mighty Redlands play Souths at Souths on the live stream on YouTube,’ the Australian cricket star laughed.
“I was sitting there for two hours, watching the live broadcast, talking on the phone with the club’s manager and the club’s boss.”
Marnus Labuschagne regularly takes time to communicate with his Redlands grade cricket team in Brisbane and enjoys watching their games live.
And when he ran out of the Redlands captain, Labuschagne couldn’t resist getting on the phone and attacking him immediately.
‘The captain got barbecued, they just ran off, and I sent him gifts of being barbecued, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
“Leigh Drennan, he’s the captain, our opening hitter barbecued him and he was dirty so he was just waving him around.”
It wasn’t too long ago that Labuschagne had his own mishap when running out of wicket, giving up his wicket so opening batsman David Warner could make it 200 against South Africa in the second Test.
The Queenslander wasn’t seeing the humor in being ‘roasted’ in that case.
He’s dirty, both on his clothes and probably on his mind at this stage. It’s a real plus for South Africa,” former South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock said in a comment.
Labuschagne runs out during the second day of the second Test series match between Australia and South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Australian batsman can’t believe it as he watches the replay on the big screen confirming that he was short of wicket.
“Warner’s running between wickets is absolutely brilliant, the intensity he brings, but you have to have everyone in the team on the same wavelength when they run with him.”
‘It’s hard to get people to have that mentality… We used to have the same problem with Jonty Rhodes.
‘From time to time you need to remember that it is a cricket match and not an athletics event.
A dirty Labuschagne walks off the field once it is confirmed that he has run out of money in the second test against South Africa.
‘He has given South Africa a wicket they so desperately needed and given them a bit of a lift.
“You can see how distraught Labuschagne is, 14 races, he felt he was settling in, but he has to move on.”