New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally introduced Morne Morkel as Team India’s new bowling coach. Before joining India, Morkal also worked with Pakistan during the 2023 ODI World Cup. He left his coaching job with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) earlier than expected and joined the Indian team.
Morkel has previously played with Gautam Gambhir as a player in the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and also worked with him in Lucknow Super Giants’ as a bowling coach. He made his international debut for South Africa in 2006 and picked up 544 wickets in 247 international matches.
Morkel took 309 wickets in 86 Test matches, 188 wickets in 117 ODI matches and 47 wickets in 44 T20I matches. He played his last match for South Africa in March 2018. During his interview with BCCI.tv, he talked about his call with the Indian board and said that he sat in his room for five minutes and then called his dad and shared the news about the opportunity with his family.
“You know, normally they say go to your wife first, but I spoke to my dad and I mean, being a cricket fan for years and knowing what was going to come up, this is quite a special moment for me. So yeah, I enjoyed it for about 5 to 7 minutes to myself and then obviously shared with the family that this is an opportunity and potentially that might happen. I’m just so delighted that we eventually got things over the line, and I’m here” Morkel said on BCCI.tv.
‘Important to form friendship with guys’: Morne Morkel
Morkel also stressed the importance of building a strong relationship with all squad members and believes that a healthy and positive environment is key to achieve the best result on the field.
“It is just important to connect well, with the guys. I’ve played a lot against some of the players. I’ve seen and connected a little bit to some of the guys playing in the IPL and to now be in a camp, and to form friendship and to form relationships for me is very important” Morkel added.
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BCCI formally announced the former South African fast bowler as the bowling coach of Team India with a video on Saturday, February 14. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
