PAK vs AUS: Marnus Labuschagne calls Pakistan tour 'eye-opening experience'

'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 ab

By Web Desk
April 13, 2022
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LAHORE: Australia star batter Marnus Labuschagne has called Australia's historic tour to Pakistan an "eye-opening experience" and said that Pakistan exceeded his expectations.

In the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) 39th podcast, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Marnus, and former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad reflected on the Australia tour to Pakistan after 24 years.

"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 has far exceeded my expectations in terms of the picture and what the people are about," Marnus said.

The number one Test batter added that he had a great time with the Pakistan batters and said that the series was a mix of competitiveness and friendliness.

"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," the 27-year-old added.

After winning the Test series by 1-0, the Aussies suffered a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series.

However, the touring party managed to win the one-off T20I to win the historic series.

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