India captain Virat Kohli was highly impressed with what he saw of Australia's young batting sensation Marnus Labuschagne during the three-match ODI series that concluded this Sunday (January 19) in Bangalore. 

Labuschagne made scores of 46 and 54 in his first international white-ball assignment and claimed a regular middle-order spot in the line-up after a terrific season with the bat in Test match cricket. 

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"He's a quality player. We were talking outside... he's very sure of what he wants to do," Kohli told reporters after India avenged the previous series loss to Australia by winning the rubber 2-1 this time. 

"Again, body language, intent, he's there, he's running hard between the wickets, he wants the ball (in the field)."

"I think he's got the right mindset to be a consistent player; to be a top player in the world for a while," he added. 

"He's shown that in Test cricket, he's shown that in one-day cricket, and I'm sure if he plays T20 cricket, he'll show the same clarity there as well."

Labuschagne showed good methods in tackling the Indian spinners on two slightly dryish tracks and looked solid against the pacers as well in Rajkot and Bangalore. 

"He looks like a complete team man," Kohli said. "So, against guys like that, you need to have total clarity and not back off."

"Because if a guy brings that kind of clarity, it can really put the bowlers under pressure if you're not up to the mark."

"It's about who loses patience first. If you give him a window, he can take the game away from you," he added. 

"He's always and always energetic - I really don't know where he gets that energy from. He's like a bunny running around."

(Inputs from AAP)