'For them to be here and witness this special moment was awesome,” said the man who is known as.'
South African-born Marnus Labuschagne of Australia during the third ODI match between SA and the visitors at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.Australia batting all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne said scoring his maiden ODI century in their six wicket loss against the Proteas in Potchefstroom in front of his extended South African family was"amazing".
“Both my grandparents were here and that was special. The love and support I got from them for a very long time since I started playing cricket has been good. "It was my uncles who used to throw me balls, my sister also used to feed me balls from the bowling machine. My mom used to sit on a chair for hours and hours throwing balls at me and I would be taking diving catches on the other end."Everyone played their part in my development and that’s the way it is. I think family has been a big part of my life and it was a nice experience to play well in front of them today.
“You never know how the crowd is going to react, whether they love or hate you. Maybe it was a bit of both, love and hate.
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