Pakistan cricket team's bowling coach Morne Morkel showered praise on the Pakistani pacers saying that with their skills, his life has gotten a lot easier.
In a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on their social media accounts, Morkel was accompanied by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah as he was talking about the importance of performing against quality teams.
Morkel confirmed that the main goal is the ICC World Cup 2023 which is scheduled to take place in India in October-November.
The former South African shed light on how pleasing it is to work with bowlers with such quality.
“For me it’s a pleasure to work with these guys. It’s important to keep on focusing and working hard on the basics. We’re having a lot of fun and that’s why we’re executing as well.
"We sat down before the Asia Cup and identified certain goals that we want to achieve. World Cup is the main goal we’re focusing on. We’re focused on arriving in India with everyone in a good space. Making a statement against quality teams is important,” Morkel said.
The 38-year-old also discussed the Pakistani pacers, he specifically talked about Shaheen's breathtaking spell against India in the group-stage match of the Asia Cup and also opened on Naseem's importance.
“I just make sure that the guys keep that high standard during training, and with the skills that they’ve got, it makes my job easier.
"Individually, they’ve all stepped up. Rauf bowled beautifully against Bangladesh in tough conditions. Shaheen’s opening spell against India was incredible. Naseem plays the supporting role from the other end. So, as a core bowling unit we’re doing really well,” he added.
It must be noted that Pakistan is facing India in their Super Four encounter in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
The play has been interrupted due to rain and at the time the play was stopped, India were batting at 147-2 in 24.1 overs.
Lineups:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf