The three-match series, beginning on Sunday, will provide the bowling unit an opportunity to test its resources and allow players in the second line to understand the standards expected of them, Morkel said. India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel wants the team management to give second-line bowlers such as Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar sufficient opportunities in the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies, saying match time in different roles will be crucial in building a group for next year’s World Cup.
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel wants the team management to give second-line bowlers such as Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar sufficient opportunities in the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies.
“For me, at the end of the day whoever walks onto the field now, up to the World Cup, starting on Sunday, needs to know that there is a certain standard we need to achieve. “But there’s definitely a plan for every individual.
It will be the same now leading into the series and looking at New Zealand (series),” Morkel said ahead of India’s training session. Morkel said exposing bowlers to difficult match situations would help them develop the temperament required to handle pressure rather than merely trying to secure their places in the playing eleven. The former South African pacer also said the team management was working closely with the medical staff at the BCCI Centre of Excellence to chart individual return-to-play plans for injured players, including Harshit Rana. We’ll keep on monitoring that and coming up with the best way forward to give the selectors a group to pick from,” he said. Morkel said the West Indies series would also mark the beginning of India’s preparations for next year’s ODI World Cup, with the team unwilling to leave the process of building its bowling group until the last minute. I want these players to put themselves under as much pressure,” Morkel said.
“I think if you look at the last year, we’ve been trying to give guys some game time and see in different roles how they react.
