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Why does Arshdeep Singh not play too often despite being highest wicket-taker in T20Is for India? Bowling coach Morne Morkel answers: ‘Limited games now…’ | Cricket News

Why does Arshdeep Singh not play too often despite being highest wicket-taker in T20Is for India? Bowling coach Morne Morkel answers: ‘Limited games now…’ | Cricket News

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Arshdeep Singh, on his return to the Indian side, picked up 3/35 and has been awarded the Player Of The Match for the side in his third T20I at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Sunday. The left-arm seamer, despite being the highest wicket-taker for India in the format with 104 wickets, has been warming the bench too often. Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel said there are limited games going into the T20 World Cup, and it is important to see how the players react under pressure. “It is not easy,” said Morkel on Arshdeep. “There will always be disappointment in terms of players and selection, but that is something at times that, as a player, is uncontrollable.” “For us, from our side, we just keep on asking them to work hard and try hard and be ready for when they do get the opportunity. There are limited games now leading into the T20 World Cup, so it is essential for us to see how the players can react in certain situations under pressure; otherwise, …

Ranji Trophy: How unlikely Shivam Dube instigated a Vidarbha collapse | Cricket News

Ranji Trophy: How unlikely Shivam Dube instigated a Vidarbha collapse | Cricket News

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Two weeks after England captain Jos Buttler criticised India’s decision to substitute the concussed Shivam Dube with outright quick Harshit Rana during a T20 game, Dube proved his bowling chops with a five-wicket haul against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy semifinal in Nagpur. His 5 for 49 on the track which didn’t offer much assistance to seamers bowlers, helped Mumbai restrict Vidarbha’s first innings tally to 383, even though Mumbai squandered the advantage with a shoddy batting performance. “Either Shivam Dube has put on about 25mph with the ball or Harshit has really improved his batting.It is not a like-for-like replacement,” Buttler would say. Here he didn’t crank up the pace or bend the ball around the corners. But he probed tight lines and length to prise out his third five-wicket haul in this format. He felt he bowled a few yards quicker than he normally does. “I have noticed that earlier in red-ball games I used to bowl in the mid-120s but in this game, many of my balls have crossed the 130 kph …

Amid BCCI Scrutiny, ‘Strict’ Gautam Gambhir’s Rift With Support Staff Member Morne Morkel Revealed: Report

Amid BCCI Scrutiny, ‘Strict’ Gautam Gambhir’s Rift With Support Staff Member Morne Morkel Revealed: Report

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Gautam Gambhir‘s stint as Team India’s head coach has not been a bed of roses, and neither has seemingly been his equation with his support staff. With Gambhir and his support staff – particularly Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate – under scrutiny from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), a report has revealed a dressing room dispute. The report states that bowling coach Morne Morkel was reprimanded by Gautam Gambhir during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour for arriving late to training. As per the report by the Times of India, Morkel had reported late to training due to a personal meeting, but was reprimanded by Gambhir at the ground itself. The report says that Morkel had been rather reserved during the crucial five-match Test tour, and that the onus is on the duo to sort the issue out and ensure it does not hamper the team. “Gambhir is very strict about discipline. He reprimanded Morkel immediately at the ground. The board has been told that Morkel was a bit reserved …

Kookaburra gets less venomous after 30th over: it should be the Indian top order’s first target | Cricket News

Kookaburra gets less venomous after 30th over: it should be the Indian top order’s first target | Cricket News

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The grand Australian batting plan when playing at home with the Kookaburra is for the top order to gobble up at least the first 180 deliveries, so their opponents’ known-nemesis Travis Head can walk in around the 30th over mark – not earlier. Fox Cricket wrote, “According to the Australians, batting becomes easier after 30 overs, which has been earmarked as the ideal time for the likes of Head and Mitchell Marsh to pounce on a fatiguing opponent….Smith and Head pinpointed the 30-over mark as their sweet spot, the ideal time to start their innings.” Head’s last 8 centuries have all resulted in Australia wins, and they haven’t won a Test since 2018 if he isn’t a part of the team. But pivotal to this plan at home is negotiating the new Kookaburra ball, that debuted in 2021, and has been a headache for most batsmen, with Fox noting that its also led to “shorter Test matches and lower batting averages.” Dubbing it Head’s Goldilocks’ period, Fox wrote that when the leftie walked in, in …

Gabba Test: We are leaking runs with old ball, says bowling coach Morne Morkel | Cricket News

Gabba Test: We are leaking runs with old ball, says bowling coach Morne Morkel | Cricket News

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Team India’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel, admits that the Indian bowlers were unable to control the run flow as the ball aged, allowing Australia’s centurions, Travis Head and Steve Smith, to capitalise on the opportunity. At stumps, Australia was 405-7, with Head scoring a characteristically brilliant 152 and Smith completing a more circumspect 101 in a 241-run partnership that revived the hosts after a precarious start on Sunday. “Travis Head is in excellent form. You have to give him credit,” Morkel told reporters. “Our bowling between overs 50 to 80 has been leaking runs, which is an area we need to work on. “They put us under pressure as the ball aged. We need to execute our game plans better,” he said. India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket off Australia’s Usman Khawaja during play on day two of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. (AP) Jasprit Bumrah, currently the world’s top-ranked Test bowler, took 5 for 72 and tormented Australia’s top-order batters on a Gabba pitch …

WATCH: Morne Morkel extracts bounce and batters sweat it out in nets ahead of 3rd India vs Australia Test at Gabba | Cricket News

WATCH: Morne Morkel extracts bounce and batters sweat it out in nets ahead of 3rd India vs Australia Test at Gabba | Cricket News

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India will take on Australia in the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Ahead of the match starting on Saturday Indian bowling Coach Morne Morkel was seen bowling to R Ashwin and extracting bounce. The batters too practiced intensely in the net sessions. Earlier Gabba pitch curator David Sandurski spoke to cricket.com.au “Different times of year makes it different, it can be a slightly different pitch.” “Pitches later in the season might have a bit more wear and tear while ones early in the season usually are a bit fresher and might have a bit more in them,” Sandurski said. #CricketTwitter Indians train at Gabba nets Video credits: Sriram Veera pic.twitter.com/4ie5oZFGRM — Express Sports (@IExpressSports) December 12, 2024 “Generally speaking, we still prepare the pitch the exact same way every time to try and get the same good carry, pace and bounce that the Gabba is known for. We are just trying to make a traditional Gabba wicket like we do each year,” he added. The last time India played in Gabba, they registered …

India Coach’s Response As Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Mohammed Siraj Over Travis Head Send-Off

India Coach’s Response As Sunil Gavaskar Blasts Mohammed Siraj Over Travis Head Send-Off

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The Indian cricket team finds itself on the backfoot in the ongoing pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. The first two days’ play has put Australia in the driving seat, with India on the cusp of a series-levelling defeat. While India’s batting and bowling performance left plenty to be desired, the duel between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head became on of the biggest talking points. While Siraj has courted criticism for his behaviour on the pitch, India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has played down the controversy. Siraj gave a heated send-off to Head after the latter was dismissed on Day 2 of the day-night Test in Adelaide. However, the Australia star’s dismissal didn’t come before he had scored an emphatic ton, putting Australia on top in the fixture. “Siraj is a type of bowler that gives his 100 per cent with the ball in hand. That is the character he brings to the bowling unit. He will always run in the whole day no matter what the scoreboard says,” Morkel told reporters during …

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah, Bowling Coach Morne Morkel Names Player To Keep An Eye On In BGT

Not Virat Kohli Or Jasprit Bumrah, Bowling Coach Morne Morkel Names Player To Keep An Eye On In BGT

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India bowling coach Morne Morkel has picked young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy as the player to “keep an eye” in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The hype around the series between the two Test giants has been sumptuous as the series opener in Perth inches closer with each passing hour. While Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and skipper Rohit Sharma have been tipped to play the deciding role in the series, Morkel threw another name in the fray. “Definitely a guy (Nitish) to keep an eye on in the series,” Morkel said during a press conference in Perth before the opening Test on Friday. The youngster announced himself to the world with a terrific all-rounded display in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. While featuring for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Nitish hammered 303 runs in 13 matches, averaging 33.67. He even chipped in with three wickets but his relentless power-hitting attribute stood out the most. With just 23 first-class games under his belt, Nitish’s inclusion in the BGT series turned out …

Virat Kohli putting himself under pressure in nets for younger guys to see, says Morne Morkel | Cricket News

Virat Kohli putting himself under pressure in nets for younger guys to see, says Morne Morkel | Cricket News

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Going into the first Test in Perth one major area of concern for the Indian team is lack of experience in the batting order against a formidable Australian quartet who scalped 1430 wickets together. Skipper Rohit Sharma who is among the experienced batters is about to miss the Test and Shubman Gill who scored a stylish 91 in the famous Gabba win in the last tour too is doubtful because of an injury. Additionally coming into the game India’s recent batting displays in a 3-0 whitewash at home against New Zealand would not inspire much confidence either. When asked if there is any pressure on the batting unit “I think you know the pressure is one thing but there are a lot of unknowns for a young squad,” said Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel on Wednesday addressing the Press “You need to look at the wicket and formulate your sort of game plan…on how the wicket is going to play but that is the beauty about Test cricket have to fight through some of those …

“Will Take A Call…”: India Coach Provides Massive Injury Update On Shubman Gill

“Will Take A Call…”: India Coach Provides Massive Injury Update On Shubman Gill

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Ahead of his side’s first Test against Australia at Perth, Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel gave an update on fitness of young batter Shubman Gill, saying that he is improving on “day-to-day basis” and a call on his selection will be taken on the morning of the match. The first Test between India and Australia will kickstart from Friday at Perth’s Optus Stadium. Both sides, placed at the top two spots of the ICC World Test Championship points tally will be aiming to make their chances for the final stronger. While India seeks to bounce back after a rare, but humiliating home setback against New Zealand, Australia would be aiming to avoid a hat-trick of series losses to India at home. Gill’s injury is one of the biggest talking points ahead of the match. Earlier on Saturday, Gill sustained a left-hand injury while fielding in the slips and did not return on the second day of the intra-squad match. Speaking about Gill in the pre-match presser, Morkel said, “Shubman is improving on a …