Marnus Labuschagne captain: Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne will be seen playing in Pakistan Super League for the first time and he has got the command of the team in the very first season. Hyderabad Kingsmen team has appointed this right-handed batsman as the captain of its team. It was announced on Tuesday afternoon that Marnus Labuschagne will take charge of this new team of Pakistan Super League. Let us tell you that Marnus Labuschagne does not have much experience in T20 cricket. He has played only in the Big Bash League in the name of franchise cricket. He has also participated in England’s T20 Blast competition.
Labuschagne is not a big name in T20
Marnus Labuschagne is a good player in Test and ODI cricket but he is not famous in T20 cricket. This player has played only 55 T20 matches in his career so far in which he has scored 1381 runs at an average of 26.5. His strike rate is also 126.5. Also, he has been able to score only 8 half-centuries. Interestingly, Glenn Maxwell, one of the legends of T20 cricket, is also in the Hyderabad Kingsmen team, but despite this he was not given the captaincy. It is possible that Maxwell may not be available for the entire season, that is why Labuschagne has been given the captaincy. This player has given availability for the entire PSL season.
Marnus Labuschagne’s career
Marnus Labuschagne has scored 4694 runs in 63 tests in his career, his average is more than 44. He has scored 11 centuries. He has scored 1871 runs in ODI in which he has scored 2 centuries and 12 half-centuries. This player has scored only 2 runs in a T20 in his career.
Hyderabad Kingsmen squad
Marnus Labuschagne (captain), Sam Ayyub, Akif Javed, Maaz Sadaqat, Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khan, Mohammad Ali, Qusair Perera, Mohammad Irfan Khan, Hasan Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Bartman, Hammad Azam, Riley Meredith, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Mahmood, Hunnain Shah, Rizwan Mahmood, Saad Ali and Tayyab. Arif.