Morne Morkel Quits As Pakistan Bowling Coach

Morne Morkel, Pakistan’s bowling coach, has resigned on account of the workforce’s dismal efficiency within the current ICC World Cup 2023 occasion. Pakistan completed fifth within the match, with solely 4 victories from 9 video games.

Morne Morkel, a former South African pacer, was employed as Pakistan’s bowling coach in June 2023. He beforehand represented Namibia on the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. He’s the bowling coach for the IPL’s Lucknow Tremendous Giants and the SA20’s Durban Tremendous Giants.

He had taken over for Shaun Tait, however with Pakistan’s bowling efficiency within the World Cup 2023 being so dangerous, Morkel selected to step down on his personal.

Morne Morkel Has Resigned As The Bowling Coach Of The Pakistan Males’s Group: PCB

In the meantime, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on November 13, 2023, introduced that Morne Morkel had resigned because the bowling coach of the Pakistani workforce.

“Morne Morkel has resigned because the bowling coach of the Pakistan Males’s workforce. The previous South Africa quick bowler joined the Pakistan workforce on a six-month contract in June this yr. Morkel’s first task with the boys’s workforce was their tour to Sri Lanka for the two-match Check sequence.

Pakistan Cricket Board will announce his substitute sooner or later. Pakistan’s subsequent task is a three-match Check sequence towards Australia scheduled to happen from December 14, 2023, to January 7, 2024, in Australia,” PCB introduced in a press release.

Morne Morkel resigns as Pakistan bowling coach

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— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) November 13, 2023

This is likely to be a results of Pakistan workforce’s poor bowling efficiency within the current ICC World Cup 2023. Haris Rauf conceded 533 runs in 9 matches for his 16 wickets, probably the most by a bowler in a single World Cup version. Shaheen Afridi, the spearhead of Pakistan’s assault, allowed 481 runs in 9 video games for his 18 wickets.

In complete, Pakistani spinners Iftikhar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shadab Khan took solely 12 wickets within the competitors.

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