Marnus Labuschagne’s coach for years talks to The Indian Express about the Aussie batter’s attitude towards this World Cup, his deep passion for the game, and his early days.
The night before the World Cup final I had told Marnus Labuschagne: “Miracles happen. You would have dreamed of playing for Australia in this match and finishing it. This is the stage, this is the day you have lived for. Miracles do happen.” And Marnus replied, “Amen!”
It’s been some journey for him. Every day there would be talk that he won’t be picked for the next match and as he said he was “unofficially dropped” five times this World Cup. In our chats, we would keep reiterating, “Those are out of your control’.