"Toughest Bowler": Gautam Gambhir's Old Comment On Morne Morkel Viral After Team India Announcement
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Morne Morkelis a cricketing heavyweight and has also played quite a lot in India to have a fair idea about the conditions
Indian cricket team's support staff under new coach Gautam Gambhir will have a big name with Morne Morkel being announced as the bowling coach. The former South African pacer was earlier the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team and has been associated with IPL sides too in various capacities. "South African pacer Morne Morkel appointed as new bowling coach of team India", Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah told news agency ANI. Gambhir reunites with Morne Morkel again. https://t.co/xqOt3ecwky pic.twitter.com/EGWMdVWSVP
India and Karnataka bowler Vinay Kumar was also reported set to be in contention to replace Mhambrey as team India's bowling coach. But Morkel has been preferred over him.
Morkel has previously worked with Gambhir during his time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Lucknow Super Giants. The two were also teammates in Kolkata Knight Riders. An old video is going viral which shows Gautam Gambhir praising Morne Morkel.
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