Marnus Labuschagne can carry his form onto T20s, reckons Steve Smith

Marnus Labuschagne might have stepped into Australian team as a 'concussion substitute' but youngster has made most of his opportunity fixing number three spot to his name. After an amazing home Test summer, Labuschgange drifted into ODI team against India and did t fail to impress. Marnus' batting technique and style has often drawn comparisons with ace batsman Steve Smith. 

'It is about taking it to next level'

veteran batsman on Tuesday hailed Labuschagne and said that after an amazing Test and ODI series, re is reason why Labuschagne cant carry his form in T20s. Labuschagne is set to feature in BBL for Brisbane Heat and will square off against Steve Smith's Sixers on Thursday. "We saw how he grew in Test cricket over summer, way he played and in his first few one-day games he looked right at home. w it is (about) taking that to next level in T20," Cricket Australia quoted Smith. 

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Furrmore, Steve Smith added, "He is so quick between wickets so re are lots of twos to be had. You need those sorts of players in your team in T20 cricket. He certainly has a bright future." Marnus Labuschagne had a formidable ODI series against India. debutant scored 46 and 54 in second and third ODI respectively. However, after a thumping victory in first ODI, visitors failed to maintain ir lead and eventually lost series 2-1 to India. 

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'He is going to be a huge player'

Earlier before ODI series against India, Steve Smith had expressed that he likes Marnus' willingness to learn. "That's is real challenge for him w, having that amazing series, re's going to be that expectation re w and it's about managing that," Smith was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. " thing I like about Marnus is his willingness to learn and how quickly he picks things up, and if he continues to do that, he's going to be a huge player for Australia for a long time."

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