Not Bumrah! Morkel hails India player as 'skilful', says 'he's a guy who ...'

NEW DELHI: Morne Morkel, India's bowling coach, believes that portion Nitish Reddy tin present "magical" balls, the batting all-rounder needs to summation his bowling workload to heighten his wide publication successful the forthcoming five-Test England series.Having scored a Test period against Australia astatine the MCG during past year's 'Boxing Day' Test, Reddy is competing with the experienced Shardul Thakur for the seam-bowling all-rounder presumption successful the playing XI.Following Reddy's 26.5 overs successful 2 'Tests' against England Lions, Morkel has "challenged" him to grow his bowling responsibilities.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"I deliberation helium (Reddy) is skilful. He is simply a feline who tin vessel that magical ball.

So for him, it is astir creating that consistency, and that's thing we privation to enactment on. It's important for his crippled arsenic well," the erstwhile South African accelerated bowling large said connected the sidelines of India's grooming session, arsenic quoted by PTI. "I've had conversations with him wherever I've challenged him to vessel a spot more. I privation to spot the shot much successful his hands. We each cognize what helium tin bash with the bat. But for a team, if you tin person those bowling options, particularly successful these conditions, I deliberation he'll beryllium 1 to beryllium excited and compliment his bowling astatine that," said Morkel.

When questioned astir the enactment betwixt Reddy and Shardul Thakur for the Leeds Test, Morkel remained diplomatic: "In presumption of the balance, we've got precise blessed with that. But for america arsenic a bowling unit, uncovering that cogwheel that we're going to request successful Test matches is going to beryllium important."Morkel expressed assurance successful the broad quality of India's squad selection.He highlighted the value of regaining Test lucifer fitness, noting the extended play without Test cricket and the circumstantial challenges of English conditions."I deliberation successful presumption of that we cover, similar you say, each the bases. But for america now, the cardinal happening is to get Test lucifer fit, ready, that sharpness, to get that back. We haven't played Test matches for a portion now," helium noted. "In England, the conditions tin suit you, and it's overcast, but inactive it's going to beryllium bully surfaces. I deliberation we're going to beryllium investigating that."

The superior absorption remains connected ensuring players support their fittingness for 90-over days, according to Morkel.Regarding the upcoming four-day warm-up lucifer against India A, Morkel expressed keen involvement successful observing the players' performance."I deliberation that's 1 of the things that has impressed maine truthful overmuch successful these two-day sessions we've had. The guys benignant of stepped up by themselves. They've taken that ownership, that responsibility, and realising that it's going to beryllium a pugnacious tour," helium added."I deliberation that's the pleasing happening arsenic coaches, to spot guys taking that enactment and ownership successful practice."

He noted the demanding quality of English outfields and upwind conditions, emphasising the value of swift adaptation to lucifer fittingness requirements.Morkel expressed restitution with the players' inaugural during grooming sessions.Regarding Jasprit Bumrah's preparation, Morkel dismissed concerns astir constricted lucifer practice. "He (Bumrah) knows however to get himself ready. He knows however to prepare. And similar you say, I was blown distant to spot the vigor successful the shot the past 3 days. So that's precise breathtaking to spot blessed 'Boom'," helium added. "I'm conscionable blessed his assemblage is successful bully signifier astatine the infinitesimal and we'll negociate him with that. And we'll beryllium astute with him due to the fact that he's evidently cardinal for us.

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