Gautam Recommends Morne Morkel as India's Bowling Coach
Morne Morkel is in the running to be India's bowling trainer. The former South Africa pacer, who has extensive coaching experience, is on the list of must-dos of Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Recommends Morne Morkel as India's Bowling Coach
Morne Morkel is in the running to be India's bowling trainer. The former South Africa pacer, who has extensive coaching experience, is on the list of must-dos of Gautam Gambhir, the recently appointed lead trainer of the Indian group. Morne Morkel was the mentor of the Pakistan group during last year's ODI World Cup in India however quit the place of employment months before his contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was set to terminate.
Gautam Gambhir is believed to have mentioned the Leading body of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to consider Morne Morkel, who played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs, and 44 T20Is in a period between 2006 and 2018, for the position of bowling trainer. cricbuzz can confirm that a few discussions have occurred with the South African, who is currently gotten comfortable Australia.
Both Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkelare known to have had a decent working relationship at the Lucknow Super Monsters IPL group, where Gautam Gambhir filled in as a mentor for two years. Morkel continued as the establishment's bowling trainer under new lead trainer Justin Langer after Gautam Gambhir left to join the Kolkata Knight Riders and lead trainer Andy Blossom moved to the Illustrious Challengers Bengaluru.
Morne Morkel has cut a strong reputation of being a powerful mentor at both international as well as in the IPL circles. At 39 and having resigned only in 2018, Morne Morkel remains well-knowledgeable and up to date in the latest procedures of the game. Gautam Gambhir , known for working with individuals he is comfortable with, is believed to be keen on having Morne Morkel in his coaching group.
A few names have been linked to the bowling trainer position, including Lakshmipathy Balaji and Vinay Kumar. Reports have additionally recommended that the BCCI is considering Zaheer Khan for the job. While a final decision has yet to be made, apparently the BCCI might arrive at a conclusion soon. One of the considerations is Morkel's young family and the extensive travel required for the India job. He lives in the rich Seaforth suburb in northern Sydney with his significant other Roz Kelly, a games moderator on Channel 9. The couple have two kids.
Whenever appointed, Morne Morkel would supplant Paras Mhambrey, who has succeeded in the job for the past three years under lead trainer Rahul Dravid. As recently detailed by cricbuzz already, Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate are a couple of other recommendations of Gautam Gambhir and the BCCI is believed to be keen on retaining fielding T Dilip from the outgoing Dravid system.
