Morne Morkel likely to be Team India’s bowling coach for Test series against Bangladesh – FirstSportz

Team India is currently in Sri Lanka for the T20I and ODI series. The Indian team has already won the T20I series by a margin of 2-0 with one match to go. The new era under head coach, Gautam Gambhirhas already started after Rahul DravidThe contract expired after the victory at the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Gautam Gambhir is joined by temporary assistant coaches in the form of Ryan ten Doeschate And Abhishek Nayar. T. Dilip is the fielding coach and Sairaj Bahutule is the bowling coach for the series.

However, the BCCI will announce Team India’s new bowling coach, who will begin his duties with the Test series against Bangladesh and continue until the 2027 ODI World Cup. Nayar and Doeschate will reportedly continue as full-time assistant coaches while former South African pacer Morne Morkel will be appointed as the bowling coach.

Morne Morkel has worked with Gautam Gambhir at Lucknow Super Giants

Morne Morkel has worked with Gambhir when he was a mentor for Lucknow Super Giants. Morkel worked as the bowling coach of the team. He was also the bowling coach of Pakistan during the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The former South African pacer has also played under Gambhir for KKR.

Morkel was a lanky pacer who gave every batter trouble with his pace and bounce due to his height. He was one of the world class pacers that South Africa had in their prime.

With the 2027 ODI World Cup set to be held in South Africa, Morkel’s advice will be very important for the Indian bowlers to perform in his country. Since his own appointment, Gambhir has been demanding Morkel’s appointment as the bowling coach of the Indian cricket team.

According to reports, Gambhir is likely to get his own team which he demanded. He wanted Nayar and Doeschate as assistant coaches with Morkel as bowling coach. Both Nayar and Doeschate worked with Gambhir in KKR in IPL 2024 when the team won the IPL title.

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