India will face two-time winners England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Morkel noted that Wankhede is a small ground and believes that the margin of error is very small here.
There have also been some unique cases. Sam Curran represents England, while his brother Ben Curran, a replacement player, turns out for Zimbabwe, the country their late father Kevin Curran once represented.
However, four Tests in, he’s yet to feature, and India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has now admitted that team selection is being guided by the need for extra batting depth.
After a successful outing with the ball on the opening day of the Lord’s Test, where he got rid of both the English openers, Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley, seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy credited Australia’s captain Pat Cummins and India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel for his success.
Emphasising the importance of remaining consistent in English conditions, India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has expressed satisfaction with the intensity displayed by the players during the training camp.
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel said Nitish Kumar Reddy can bowl magical balls, adding that the seam-bowling all-rounder is keen to work on his bowling consistency and bowl more overs in the upcoming Test series against England, starting on June 20 in Leeds.
Morkel said the team management have also got their eyes on seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami.
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali lashed out at the country’s current set of pace bowlers for belittling ex-South Africa pacer Morne Morkel during the latter’s brief stint as the Men-in-Green’s bowling coach last year.
Morkel’s contract is set to begin on September 1, which means his first assignment with the national team will be the home Test against Bangladesh that starts from September 19. He has been appointed till the end of the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.
In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus when cricket resumes, the ICC has prohibited the use of saliva to shine the ball.
