WATCH: Bowling coach Morne Morkel troubles Indian batters during net session ahead of Brisbane Test

Team India is preparing themselves for the huge game in Brisbane that is slated to start this Saturday. Bowling coach Morne Morkel was seen bowling in the nets and, despite retiring over six years ago, didn’t seem to lose his step. A former South African pacer could be seen running in at full tilt and troubling the batters with extra bounce. 

A noted journalist took to X and posted the short video of Morkel bowling and wrote, “Morne Morkel still has it, even if he is bowling from a couple of yards in front of the popping crease." Morkel joined in the bowling weeks after Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach. The former pacer is credited with the emergence of Mayank Yadav during their time together at Lucknow Super Giants. 

Morne Morkel still has it, even if he is bowling from a couple of yards in front of the popping crease #AusvIndpic.twitter.com/DdXNsfcDct

— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) December 12, 2024

According to reports, the playing surface in Brisbane is set to be a haven for fast bowlers. The first few days of the game could aid the bowlers with the extra bounce that is set to be on offer. Weather updates suggest that the match could face constant rain interruptions across all five days of the game. 

Ravi Shastri makes huge statement regarding Rohit Sharma 

It hasn’t been a great return to Test cricket for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. The 37-year-old managed to score just 9 runs during the second Test in Adelaide. Rohit batted in the middle order to facilitate KL Rahul to continue open the batting with Yashasvi Jaiswal. 

Former India coach Ravi Shastri was part of an event in Brisbane where he said that Rohit Sharma should open the batting. According to Shastri, moving back to the top of the order can get the 37-year-old batter to his best form. India’s skipper hasn’t scored a fifty in Test cricket since the 2nd inning of the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. 

Ravi Shastri said, as quoted by WA Today, “That’s where he’s been at his best over the last eight or nine years. It’s not that he’s going to set the world on fire—he could—but that’s the place that’s best for him. To lead from the front. If he has to do damage, if he has to throw the first punch, that’s the best place from where he can do it. And it is important that India get their judgement right here, because 1-1 in the series, this is the moving Test match."

India's former star player, while speaking about the upcoming Test, said, “I feel whichever team wins this Test match will win the series. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind. So it is very, very important that India get the balance right, because Australia have got the confidence back.”