Graeme Smith jokingly regards Morne Morkel his enemy

Overview

• Graeme Smith had snubbed Morne Morkel from the list of the greatest South African fast bowlers of all time
• During the launch of the 4th season of SA20, the former South African skipper explained the reason behind his move
• Ahead of the series between India and South Africa, Graeme funnily regarded the Indian Bowling Coach to be his enemy

Graeme Smith had snubbed Morne Morkel from the list of the greatest South African fast bowlers of all time. During the launch of the 4th season of SA20, the former South African skipper explained the reason behind his move. Ahead of the series between India and South Africa, Graeme funnily regarded the Indian Bowling Coach to be his enemy.

While launching Season 4 of SA20, Graeme was asked about the greatest South African pacers of all time, which included Dale Steyn and Allan Donald. However, Smith did not have Morne Morkel in his list. When asked about it, Graeme funnily regarded Morkel to be his enemy.

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"Morne? Oh yeah, he is the enemy now. He is on the wrong side of the fence," Smith laughingly said. As India will play South Africa in an all-format series, Smith brought his humorous side to the equation to take a funny dig at his former teammate. He was also asked about his take on Faf Du Plessis becoming fitter with age.

"Faf Du Plessis has always been at the forefront of fashion and youth," - Graeme Smith

Graeme added that ever since he has known Faf, the former South African skipper had taken his grooming seriously. He added that Faf changed the whole image of baggy shirts to make himself seem fitter. Graeme concluded by saying that Du Plessis has always been at the forefront of fashion and youth.

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"As for Faf, ever since I've been playing with him, he's taken his grooming very seriously. In my days, we used to play with baggy shirts, and Faf changed the whole image to make it a lot fitter. He has always been at the forefront of fashion and youth," Graeme added.