Former South African pacer, Morne Morkel joined the India national cricket team ahead of the IND vs BAN 1st Test match. Team India also began their first training session at the M. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday.
The training session was a memorable one for the Indian side as it was the first time that new-look coaching staff led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and bowling coach Morne Morkel took charge.
Morne Morkel joins India national cricket team
Morne Morkel was seen in the team huddle in Team India’s first practice session in Chennai in a picture shared by the BCCI on Friday, which soon went viral on social media.
Morne Morkel as coach
Morkel played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20Is during a 12-year international career in which he picked up 544 wickets. Since retiring, he has been a bowling consultant with different teams around the world. Apart from Pakistan and LSG, Morkel also worked with New Zealand at the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup and most recently with Namibia at the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup. Now, the former pacer from South Africa has joined the India national cricket team and will closely work with the likes of Gambhir and Nayar.
