Australia’s historic tour of Pakistan brought a lot of joy to the fans as they welcomes the Aussies with open arms, while players also left the country with many joyful memories.
One of the fans’ favorite was No.1 ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne. Altough, he didn’t manage to put up exempelary performances, his name was on the tongue of almost every Pakistan because of his wholesome attitude.
In the 39th episode of PCB Podcast, the 27-year-old called Pakistan tour an ‘eye-opening experience’ and how the country exceeded his expectations.
“It’s been an amazing tour. The Pakistani people have really accepted the Australian (cricket) team. It was like a home game with the amount of crowd noise we’ve got in some of the matches,” Labuschagne said.
“It’s been really an eye-opening experience as well, to what Pakistan’s like, obviously when you, haven’t been to a country, there’s a lot of speculation. You obviously paint a picture in your mind but, the country itself as far exceeded my expectations in terms of the picture and what the people are about,” he added.
He revealed that he made new friends in the Pakistan side. “Cricket on the field has been really hard and competitive. But there’s been such great times and I’ve had a really good time with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan, even Abdullah Shafique and Imam-Ul-Haq when they’re batting. It’s been really exciting and enjoyable that you can play a series where it’s competitive, but also friendly. Off the field, you can have a laugh about things that have happened and stuff like that.”
It must be noted that Australia won the Test series 1-0 but faced a defeat in three-match ODI series by 2-1. The visitors claimed a win in one-off T20I.
