Morne Morkel is likely to become India’s next bowling coach, following a recommendation from Gautam Gambhir.
After Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as the new head coach of the Indian cricket team, speculation arose regarding his choices for the coaching staff, particularly the assistant coach. Many names surfaced, but no decisions were finalized between Gambhir and the BCCI. However, it now appears that both parties have agreed on Morne Morkel as the bowling coach, and he is likely to be appointed for the role. With the announcement of India’s coaching staff imminent, let’s take a look at Morne Morkel’s coaching career.
Morne Morkel coach of which team
The former Proteas pacer served as the bowling coach for the Pakistan cricket team. He joined the team in July but resigned after their disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup in November.
Gambhir and Morkel previously worked together with the Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 and 2023. Morkel was the bowling coach under the mentorship of the former Indian batter.
| Team |
| South Africa |
| LSG |
| Pakistan |
Morne Morkel stats
Morkel has taken more than 500 wickets for South Africa across all three formats of the game. He has 309 scalps in Test cricket, along with 188 and 47 wickets in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
| FORMAT | Mat | Wkts | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
| Tests | 86 | 309 | 9/110 | 27.66 | 3.1 | 53.3 | 18 | 8 |
| ODIs | 117 | 188 | 5/21 | 25.32 | 4.95 | 30.6 | 7 | 2 |
| T20Is | 44 | 47 | 4/17 | 25.34 | 7.5 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 |
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