Former South Africa quick bowler Morne Morkel is prone to develop into the following bowling coach of the Indian cricket group, based on a News18 report. The report claimed that discussions are at the moment underway between the quick bowler and the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) after his identify was really helpful by new head coach Gautam Gambhir. Morkel performed for Kolkata Knight Riders within the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he was a part of the 2014 facet that received the title beneath Gambhir’s captaincy. “The formalities have not been accomplished but however they’ll hopefully be finished quickly and Morne Morkel is prone to come on board after the Sri Lanka collection,” says a supply monitoring developments.

Nonetheless, Cricbuzz reported that Morkel won’t journey to Sri Lanka for the upcoming T20I and ODI collection with former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule serving because the interim bowling coach. 

Bahutule has performed two Checks and eight ODIs between 1997-2003. 

Earlier, names like Vinay Kumar, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Zaheer Khan have been doing the rounds for the function however up to now few days, Morkel has emerged as a powerful contender for the function.

Gambhir and Morkel have additionally labored collectively as a part of the Lucknow Tremendous Giants teaching workers as the previous India star was the mentor and Morkel served because the bowling coach. Morkel additionally has some worldwide teaching expertise as he was the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket group. 

In Gautam Gambhir’s first project as new India head coach by the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate are set to hyperlink up with him, whereas T Dilip will proceed to be the fielding coach in the facet.

In accordance to a report in Cricbuzz, Nayar, who performed three ODIs for India, and Ten Doeschate have been appointed as assistant coaches in the Indian group. The duo have been with Gambhir, then serving a mentorship function, in the Kolkata Knight Riders teaching workers when the facet received IPL 2024.

(With IANS inputs)