Marnus Labuschagne’s drought continues, waiting for a century for 888 days, disappointed again

News India Live, Digital Desk: Australian Test team’s leading batsman Marnus Labuschagne is seen struggling with his form these days. He has not scored a single century in Test cricket for 888 days and this drought continued in the fourth Ashes 4th Test as well, where he could not perform anything special in both the innings. This form of Labuschagne, who was once the world’s number 1 Test batsman, is becoming a matter of concern for the team. How was the performance in the fourth Test? In the fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes in Melbourne, Marnus Labuschagne was out on low scores in both the innings. In the second innings: Labuschagne once again failed and after scoring 8 runs in 19 balls, he was caught by Alex Carey off the ball of Josh Tong. In both the innings, he The bat remained calm, due to which his overall Test average also declined. If we look at some of his recent innings, his scores in 5 innings have been 7, 30, 0, 15 and 2 runs, in which only 30 is a decent score. Story of struggle with world number 1. In December 2021, Labuschagne achieved the top position in the ICC Test batting rankings, leaving behind Steve Smith in his Test rating. He then scored 916 points, the second highest rating points by any Australian in recent times (behind Steve Smith’s 947 points). However, since then his wait for a century is not over. Labuschagne’s last Test century came against England in the second Test of the Ashes in Adelaide in December 2021, when he scored 103 runs in the first innings. Since that innings, he has played 34 innings and has not been able to score a single century while waiting for a long time of 888 days. Meanwhile, his highest scores have been 80, 75, 49 and 48. However, he still has a chance to make a comeback by batting well in an innings in the fourth Ashes of his career. The Australian team and fans would be hoping that he regains his form soon and ends the century drought.