Tuesday , December 24 2024

Kangaroo bowler caught on camera, umpire turned back and said – 'Hey brother, don't do this…'

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Marnus Labuschagne: Marnus Labuschagne is the captain of the Queensland team in Australia's domestic first-class Sheffield Shield cricket league. While taking over the captaincy against Western Australia in the third league match of the tournament, Labuschagne was seen doing some strange things. Marnus Labuschagne is also known for his brilliant batting. But in Sheffield Shield, he was seen making strange fielding on the field. In professional cricket, you rarely see a fielder standing right behind the umpire, but Labuschagne achieved this feat. However, this move did not prove to be right for him.

In this league match, Western Australia team was in a strong position against Queensland. Then Marnus Labuschagne came to bowl. Labuschagne does not usually bowl. And even if he does, he is bowling spin. But in this match he was bowling as a medium pacer and was bowling bouncer after bouncer. In the video that has gone viral, Marnus Labuschagne can be seen calling a fielder towards him on the last ball of his second over and making him stand behind the umpire from where he is taking the run-up. But when the umpire gave instructions regarding this, the fielder was a little shaken.

Marnus Labuschagne has bowled 6 overs so far in this league match. Out of which the batsmen could not score a single run in three overs. Apart from this he also took one wicket. With this, captain Sam Whiteman has scored 102 runs for Western Australia. Jose English played an inning of 122 runs. Labuschagne had come to bowl against English and Whiteman. He took one wicket during his second spell. Marnus Labuschagne has taken 18 wickets in Test and ODI.