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Morne Morkel

Full Name
Morné Morkel
Born
06-10-1984 Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa
Current Age
37 years old
Major Teams
South Africa, World XI, African XI, Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
Morne Morkel

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Videos: Morne Morkel

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    VIDEO: South Africa bowlers to go for all out attack in 2nd Test against Bangladesh, Morne Morkel

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Morne Morkel Biography

Morne Morkel’s towering frame, his broad shoulders (despite a lanky frame), unwavering aggression, lethal pace, and brutal approach give him the ability to scythe through the strongest line-ups that he often extracts from a length. His greatest strength is his bounce (at screaming pace) that he generates as an outcome of the triple-advantage of his height, biceps, and wrists.

Once a new-ball bowler, Morkel has been relegated to first-change after the appearance of Vernon Philander. Not that he complains: after all, who does not want to come on to bowl after Dale Steyn had softened the batsmen and Philander had foxed them with the new ball?

Morkel was spotted by Allan Donald, but it took him time to build his reputation. The breakthrough spell came at Centurion in 2010-11: with some support from Steyn, Morkel ripped apart the Indians with figures of five for 20. The Indians had found him too hot to handle.

A year later he unleashed another spell of hostile fast bowling at Basin Reserve after Steyn not at his fittest: New Zealand were set 389, and Morkel had to leave ground after an injury. He eventually finished with six for 23, but those were the only wickets South Africa could manage.

Had he not had persistent issues with the no-ball, Morkel’s talent would have made him even more threatening. He had nevertheless played a key role in South Africa’s ascent to the top of Test cricket, and will, in all expectations, continue to do the same in the years to come.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Morne Morkel Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 86 104 944 23 40 11.65 1859 50.78 0 0 143 5 25 0
ODIs 117 47 268 18 32* 9.241 354 75.70 0 0 24 7 31 0
T20s 44 8 22 5 8* 7.333 18 122.2 0 0 3 1 5 0
World Cup 14 4 12 1 6* 4.000 33 36.36 0 0 1 0 4 0

Morne Morkel Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 86 16498 8550 309 27.66 3.109 53. 8 0 6/23 8/196
ODIs 117 5760 4761 188 25.32 4.959 30.63 2 0 5/20 5/21
T20s 44 952 1191 47 25.34 7.506 20.25 0 0 4/10 4/10
World Cup 14 651 506 26 19.46 4.663 25.03 0 -- 3/46 5/21

Morne Morkel Career statistics

Test Debut

South Africa v India at Kingsmead, Durban, December 26, 2006

Last Test

South Africa v Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, March 30, 2018

ODI Debut

Asian Cricket Council XI v African XI at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, June 6, 2007

Last ODI

South Africa v India at Centurion Park, Centurion, February 16, 2018

T20 Debut

South Africa v West Indies at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, September 11, 2007

Last T20

Pakistan v World XI at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, September 15, 2017

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Ind vs SA ODIs: Looking at the venues, Morkel reckons Kohli will be able to get a century in the upcoming ODI series.

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka Definitely a Dark Horse, Says Former South Africa Pacer Morne Morkel

The 37-year-old was impressed with all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius doing well with the ball in the death overs.

South Africa Fast Bowling Great Morne Morkel To Play Big Bash League as an Australian

Morne Morkel recently ended his three-year stint with English county club Surrey saying the time has come for a new chapter.

Tamim Iqbal Picks Ravichandran Ashwin, Morne Morkel And Saeed Ajmal as Toughest Bowlers he Faced

Iqbal admitted that he was unable to read Ajmal when the bowler was at his peak and also said that Ashwin was equally difficult to pick.

Dale Steyn Pips Imran Tahir to Become South Africa’s Leading Wicket-Taker in T20I Cricket

Steyn got the wicket of England's Jos Buttler in 1st T20I and in the process surpassed former leg-spinner Imran Tahir's tally of 61.

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    Year-ender 2017: So near, yet so South Africa

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    Michael Clarke refuses to budge, ruins Graeme Smith’s farewell

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