Watch: Marnus Labuschagne Wakes Up In Time For Batting After David Warner's Dismissal During WTC Final

10.06.2023 - 05:37 sports.ndtv.com

Marnus Labuschagne became the subject of several jokes and memes after a hilarious incident involving the Australia batter during Day 3 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against India at The Oval on Friday.

Labuschagne was resting on a chair inside the Australia dressing room at the start of their second innings and the camera showed that he fell asleep after some time.

However, his sleep was disturbed by David Warner's dismissal and because he was the next batter, he quickly got ready and rushed to the field.

The incident went viral on social media and resulted in a number of hilarious memes with many social media users coming up with some interesting comments.

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