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Published 08 Mar, 2022 02:03pm

Marnus Labuschagne thanks Pakistani fans for the love

Australian middle-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne on Tuesday thanked Pakistani fans for their welcome and gave a shout to their awesome placards.

He then went on to share some of his favorites.

There's been a lot of confusion on how to pronounce his last name. He tweeted one sign that should help his fans.

One set of fans said they loved him so much they'll figure out how to say his last name.

He even offered to open a cafe to one person posing with a poster asking him for a cup of coffee.

Australia's cricket team has received a lot of love from Pakistani fans since it arrived on Feb 27 for Test cricket after decades away. They are in Pakistan until April 6.

Australia were all out for 459 on Tuesday in their first innings against Pakistan's 476-4 declared, as the first Test headed towards a tame draw in Rawalpindi.

Videos of the camaraderie between the two teams has been doing the rounds of social media like this one of Marnus and Mohammad Rizwan.

Another popular meme is of Marnus and Babar Azam which has been widely shared by users.

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