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Australia cricketer Marnus Labuschagne expresses desire to play T20Is

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BRISBANE: Despite having a great last season, Australia cricketer Marnus Labuschagne believes there remains a number of areas in his game which needs further improvement. The right-hander stated he wants to improve his power-hitting in the death overs to take this game to the next level in the 50-over format.

"There's always heaps to improve on. In one-day cricket, an area that I definitely want to continue to get better at is probably that later stages in the innings, the boundary options at the back-end of a one-day game," Labuschagne was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

"That's the beauty of the game. You're never satisfied with where you are. You are obviously happy with where you are, but you want to be better. You want to continue to drive yourself to get to the absolute best out of yourself."

Labuschagne became a mainstay in the longest format with a string of consistent performances. He also rose to career-high No.3 in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen last season, only behind compatriot Steve Smith and India skipper Virat Kohli. IANS