Morkel oversaw India’s practice session in Chennai before their opening game against Bangladesh on 19 September. The 39-year-old praised India’s background setup which benefitted from the presence of responsible senior players.
Selector Hannan Sarkar informed Shoriful's groin injury kept him out of the side, leading to the inclusion of Jakir, who has represented Bangladesh in 17 T20Is since making his debut at the Asian Games in 2023, as they went for an extra batter keeping the Indian conditions in mind.
India face Bangladesh in the first of two Tests from Wednesday hoping to bulldoze the hosts for some much-needed ICC Championship points and preserve their unbeaten record against them.
Morkel oversaw India’s practice session in Chennai before their opening game against Bangladesh on 19 September. The 39-year-old praised India’s background setup which benefitted from the presence of responsible senior players.
Selector Hannan Sarkar informed Shoriful's groin injury kept him out of the side, leading to the inclusion of Jakir, who has represented Bangladesh in 17 T20Is since making his debut at the Asian Games in 2023, as they went for an extra batter keeping the Indian conditions in mind.
India face Bangladesh in the first of two Tests from Wednesday hoping to bulldoze the hosts for some much-needed ICC Championship points and preserve their unbeaten record against them.