Marnus Labuschagne South Africa Tests se pehle One-Day Cup mein Queensland ki kamaan sambhalenge (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Marnus Labuschagne 2026-27 One-Day Cup ke dauran Queensland team ki captaincy karenge, jiski shuruat 20 September 2026 ko Allan Border Field par Victoria ke khilaaf hone wale match se hogi. Iske baad Bulls ka samna 22 September 2026 ko New South Wales se hoga, aur is match ke turant baad sirf Test match khelne wale players South Africa ke liye rawaana ho jayenge.
Labuschagne ko 2024-25 season ke start mein Queensland Bulls ka captain banaya gaya tha. Halanki, red-ball cricket mein unki kharab form par lagatar sawaal uth rahe hain. Pichle mahine Bangladesh ke khilaaf unhone sirf 1, 31 aur 4 runs banaye, jiske baad unka bina kisi Test century ka safar 43 innings tak pahunch gaya hai. 2023 Ashes ke khatam hone ke baad se unka batting average bhi girkar mahaz 25.43 ka reh gaya hai.
South Africa ke khilaaf hone wali Test series ke liye unhe squad mein to jagah mili hai, lekin chief selector George Bailey ne abhi tak yeh confirm nahi kiya hai ki Labuschagne Durban mein hone wale pehle Test match ki playing eleven ka hissa honge ya nahi. Iske sath hi, unhe Zimbabwe ke khilaaf chal rahi ODI series ke liye chuni gayi team se bahar rakha gaya hai, jo iske baad South Africa mein teen matches ki series khelega.
### Labuschagne ko ODI squad se bahar kyun kiya gaya?
ODI team se drop hone ke chalte Labuschagne South Africa ke khilaaf hone wale teen match ki one-day series mein nazar nahi aayenge, jisme Pat Cummins aur Mitchell Starc jaise bade players ki wapsi hone wali hai. Bailey ka manna hai ki ODI series se dur rehna Labuschagne ke liye Test series ki taiyariyon ke lihaj se faydemand sabit ho sakta hai.
> Mera manna hai ki Marn apni taiyariyon ko behtar karne par dhyan dete rahenge. ODI series ka hissa na hone se unke paas sirf red-ball cricket par concentrate karne ka ek accha mauka hoga, jo unke liye fayedemand ho sakta hai. Halanki, is baat ko lekar main puri tarah sure nahi hoon, Bailey ne Cricinfo ke hawale se kaha.
June 2026 mein Bangladesh ke khilaaf kheli gayi unki pichli ODI series ke doran, ek match mein Labuschagne ko number 7 par batting ke liye bheja gaya tha. Australia ko Test series shuru hone se pehle agle mahine ki shuruat mein Potchefstroom mein ek do-din ka practice match bhi khelna hai. Khud Labuschagne ne bhi unki kharab form par ho rahi aalochanaon par apni baat rakhi hai.
> Jab aapka performance kharab hota hai, to criticism hona laazmi hai kyunki yeh sab aapke khel par hi depend karta hai. Log mujhe ek insaan ke taur par target nahi kar rahe hain, balki unka dhyan mere kharab performance par hai jo main pichle do saal se de raha hoon. Jo log mujhe achhe se jaante hain unhe pata hai ki main apni purani form wapas pane ke liye har mumkin koshish kar raha hoon, Labuschagne ne kaha.
### Kya One-Day Cup Labuschagne ko wapsi karne mein madad karega?
Pichle saal ke One-Day Cup mein Labuschagne ka dabdaba dekhne ko mila tha, jahan unhone chah innings mein chaar centuries ke sath 468 runs banaye the, aur isi shaandar performance ke liye unhe player of the year ka award bhi mila tha. Is tournament ka 2026-27 edition 19 September 2026 ko Perth mein Western Australia aur South Australia ke beech match se shuru hoga.
> Woh Test team mein dubara apni jagah pakki karne ke pakke irade ke sath wapas aaye hain. Kuch aisi baatein chal rahi hain ki shayad unki wapsi mushkil ho, lekin unke runs ka dher hi sab faisla karega. Woh is baat ko acche se jaante hain aur unka attitude waqai kaabil-e-tareef raha hai, South Australia ke coach Ryan Harris ne bataya.
One-Day Cup ke yeh matches Labuschagne ke paas Test team ke ikattha hone se pehle apni form saabit karne ke do bade mauke hain. South Africa daure se pehle Victoria aur New South Wales ke khilaaf Queensland ke liye runs banana unke paas apni daavedari mazboot karne ka sabse behtareen zariya hai.
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