And the royal challengers fielders rubbed their eyes in. Find latest news of albie morkel,cricket player from south africa at ndtv sports. He is the elder brother of pacer morne morkel, who also plays for south africa. Csa albie morkel news and stats cricket south africa. He has a particularly impressive first class record, with a batting average of 44. Kagiso rabada dominates cricket sa awards, hits record.
Albie morkel, jonty rhodes deliver for south africa the. Whether its the beauty of a perfect cover drive or the sheer pleasure of a players stumps ripped from the ground, cricket enthrals millions and the willow and the leather inspires some of the very best sports writing. Dec 20, 2019 albie morkel believes chris morris will be south africas xfactor in the champions trophy. Albie morkel is a fearsome and devastating big hitter with incredible bat speed that has often seen him compared with lance klusener and with good reason. Explore guinness world records photos and videos on. Albie morkel profile cricket player,south africaalbie. Latest and breaking news of albie morkel,cricket,south africa. Our backyard cricket moved to driveway cricket when we discovered the amazing fact that when you wet the paving and use a wet tennis ball, the ball would fly through to the keeper, says morkel.
His csk teammate suresh raina has appeared in six finals. May 06, 2010 albie morkel has been living on reputation rather than results over the last year of international cricket. Read about albie morkels profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Albie morkel, who spent six seasons for chennai super kings csk, has recently. Morkel took four wickets, all of them in the first innings when india fell to 69 for five, and despite alfonso thomas haul of seven for 56 in the second innings, it was morkel who replaced dale steyn to make his test debut three weeks later, on the 200607 boxing day test in durban against india. England fast bowler jofra archer extends contract with sussex. The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 8 april 2015 to 24 may 2015. Albie morkelcricket player profile from south africa at ndtv sports. Their son, albertus johannes aj morkel was born on 1 december 2009 and their daughter cara morkel was born on 4 june 2011. On albie morkels 37th birthday, sit back and enjoy this gem of an innings from 2009. Aged 19, morkel began his firstclass career with a match for easterns against the touring west indian cricket team in south africa in 2003 and 2004.
Im going to be stuck in mozambique for a little longer. Albie morkel is also back, and could be a far better option than behardien, considering he has loads of t20 experience in india and is one of the biggest hitters in cricket. Ms dhoni becomes first cricketer to reach seven finals in cashrich tournament. South africa allrounder albie morkel retires from all forms of cricket. Morkel threw light on the achievements of csk to decode the dhoni factor behind any teams success. Many believe that the biggest six is by shahid afridi at 158 m. The tournaments opening ceremony was held at the salt lake stadium in kolkata on 7 april 2015. Albie has a brother, morne morkel, who also plays international cricket for south africa while his father albert played provincial cricket in south africa. Albie morkel retires from all forms of cricket 12h espncricinfo staff i told my wife id be back for the top job ashley giles on bouncing back from ecb sacking. Dhoni as leader means success, says albie morkel sportstar.
Backyard cricket was played at the morkel home in vereeniging, with the neighbours sons making for games with six or seven players. Albie morkel holds the record of the longest six approx. May 24, 2012 albie morkel holds the record of the longest six approx. Albie morkel 54 not out off 30 balls and jonty rhodes 53 not out off 40 helped south africa defeat west indies by six wickets with nine balls to spare in the unacademy road safety world series. He was once considered as the next big thing especially in the limited overs cricket due to his abilities to swin the bat hard and hit the ball out of the park at will.
Albie morkel retires from all forms of cricket jan 9, 2019 morkels 57 turns tables on spartans in breathtaking chase dec 12, 2018 the other morkel apr 7, 2018 the unsinkables oct 12, 2017. Albie morkel believes chris morris will be south africas xfactor in the champions trophy. Albie morkel talks about his terrible experience in. Find morkels records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. Mar 20, 2019 international cricket t20 australia vs new zealand december 11th, 2007 full match.
Robin uthappas perfect answer to brett lees bouncers. The titans book a home semifinal and possible final after they edged out the dolphins by 29 runs in their momentum oneday cup clash at the city oval. When albie morkel snatched victory for csk blasting 28 off kohlis bowling. Jan 27, 2016 the wisden book of test cricket still tells us it is 34 for 1, but the new score is supported by a surviving scorebook and the archives have been amended to reflect the same. In january 2019, he retired from all forms of cricket. The chennai super kingskolkata knight riders match at chepauk on tuesday saw 31 sixes in total a joint record in ipl history. He made one test appearance against australia in 2009, ironically replacing his younger brother, but has not managed to make further progress in the. South africa have named three spinners in their 15man squad to tour india, where they will play five odis, starting from november 16. Albie was born to albert and mariana morkel as the second of three children. Albie morkel celebrates a wicket with captain albie morkel in cuttack on monday. Albie morkel has been living on reputation rather than results over the last year of international cricket. Other csk players albie morkel, subramaniam badrinath and ravichandran ashwin also have played in five finals each. Albie morkel believes chris morris will be south africas.
Albie morkel in the first season,the distance is 125 metres. Johannes albertus morkel born 10 june 1981, better known as albie morkel, is a former south african cricketer. This books shows test cricket in all its guises, warts and all, though the golden age to the time of bradman to. Albie morkel regains some of his powers espncricinfo. How big was the biggest six of the ipl and hit by whom. Jul 22, 2016 i just read a similar question, and this is one of the best answers i found. Mar 23, 2020 1hr cricket australia axes usman khawaja. The only words the south african cricket allrounder albie morkel was able to get through the cell phone to his wife marthmari, before he was arrested and taken to prison, were. Pti allrounder albie morkel, who was awarded manofthematch for his excellent bowling figures which helped south africa beat india by six wickets on monday, said that a few months back he thought he would never get the opportunity to play for his country again. Morkel rocketed the ball in the inaugural season of the indian premier league to achieve the feat. Albie morkel is a south african allround cricketer who was a hard hitting lefthand batsman and rightarm medium pacer. Albie is married to his childhood crush, marthmari nee groenewald. Who holds the record of hitting the longest sixer in any. Apr 14, 2012 the brutal onslaught blew away the bangalore side.
Both the cricketers earlier turned out for delhi daredevils. And the royal challengers fielders rubbed their eyes in disbelief. However, even as long ago as 1960, cricket historian gerald brodribb, in his book hit for six, was sceptical about this one, and believed that it was a measure of total length of travel, not the length hit to pitch. Oct 01, 2015 albie morkel is also back, and could be a far better option than behardien, considering he has loads of t20 experience in india and is one of the biggest hitters in cricket.
Experienced former proteas allrounder albie morkel has been selected to captain the durban heat for the upcoming mzansi super league which starts for the heat with a home game against the cape. Answered by achyut telang there are a lot of exaggerations about the longest hit ever. He added, it all comes from keeping your core group of players together for a. Kagiso rabada hit the record books for a six when he was named south african cricketer of the year and in all received a total of six awards at a glittering cricket south africa csa awards.
Find latest news of albie morkel, cricket player from south africa at ndtv sports. Although gayle hit many of the longest sixes in the history of ipl, south african allrounder albie morkels unbelievable record of a 125 metre six, hit back in 2008, is yet to be broken. He is the writer behind the popular the old batsman blog, which counts gideon haigh and mike atherton among its readers. He has a strike rate of 100 in the odi format and an incredible 142 in the t20 game. Albie morkel feels that csk benefited greatly from sticking with m. Summer 2019 promises to be a very special one with the cricket world cup and two ashes series to thrill fans up and down the. Albie morkel was the new man at the crease at number 6. But i can think of few better qualified to speak on its behalf than jarrod kimber. Nov 29, 2012 new rhino champions, cricketers albie morkel and david miller, will go to bat to help raise r1million to protect our rhinos. Albie morkel opens up why csk is a successful t20 side.
Test cricket, though possessing a long memory, has no voice. I thought i would never play for south africa again. Albie morkel check morkels news, career, age, rankings, stats. Albie morkel s international career may not throw jawdropping numbers but he picked up the right wickets at the right time and finished games when required. Albie made a name for himself in the t20 format in which he was scored 4247 runs and picked 247 wickets. South african allrounder also believes that morne morkel is a very underrated odi bowler. The 2015 season of the indian premier league, abbreviated as ipl 8 or pepsi ipl 2015, was the eighth season of the ipl, a twenty20 cricket league established by the board of control for cricket in india bcci in 2007. His first batting effort, however, was an unbeaten. Our endangered rhinos have gained new supporters in the form of proteas allrounder albie morkel and his teammate david miller who will go out to bat to raise funds for the animals during the upcoming momentum oneday cup games. Sep 14, 2018 the only words the south african cricket allrounder albie morkel was able to get through the cell phone to his wife marthmari, before he was arrested and taken to prison, were.
Albie morkel profile, south africa cricket player johannes. In this match his first class career began by delivering 17 noballs in a fiveover spell costing 54 runs against west indies batsmen chris gayle, daren ganga and ramnaresh sarwan. Wiese replaced albie morkel, who was added to the squad on sunday but has since been laid low by back spasms and will take no part in the fivematch series, cricket south africa said on monday. On csks return to the venue in over two years, kolkata knight riders andre russell threatened to rain on the homecoming parade. On albie morkel s 37th birthday, sit back and enjoy this gem of an innings from 2009. Albie morkel check morkels news, career, age, rankings. Day 2 of the 2015 cricket world cup saw pool b enter the fray, and following the pulsating dose of topclass cricket on display on day 1, its safe to say it had a lot to live up to. Ishan kishan break the record 49 ball 124 runs youtube. The wisden book of test cricket still tells us it is 34 for 1, but the new score is supported by a surviving scorebook and the archives have been amended to reflect the same. Albie had warned me to stay prepared because he wanted to go straight into action for the super kings. Albie morkel profile cricket player,south africaalbie morkel stats. Justin ontong and robin peterson have been recalled, while johan botha gets his. Apr 11, 2018 the chennai super kingskolkata knight riders match at chepauk on tuesday saw 31 sixes in total a joint record in ipl history. South africa call david wiese to replace albie morkel in.
Albie morkel biography, achievements,career info, records. Albie morkel comes from a cricketing family, with brother morne playing alongside him in the national team, while his father, albert morkel, played domestic cricket for south africa during t. Former proteas allrounder albie morkel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. I just read a similar question, and this is one of the best answers i found. Albie morkel profile icc ranking, age, career info. Cricketers albie morkel and david miller are batting for. Albie morkel is an aggressive batsman who is known for his hardhitting abilities as well as some useful bowling contributions. Whenever he walks to the crease there is an expectation of a barrage of sixes, but. Albie morkel replaces injured wiese in oxigen t20 squad morkel, du plessis stun bangalore in lastball thriller albie morkel replaces injured elgar in sl odi south africa call up ryan mclaren for t20s chennai keep unbeaten home record, beat deccan by 19 runs chennai beat pune warriors by 25 runs raina, ashwin put another big victory for chennai.
Chepauk plays host to record sixes in ipl return sportstar. Jul 27, 2016 kagiso rabada hit the record books for a six when he was named south african cricketer of the year and in all received a total of six awards at a glittering cricket south africa csa awards. I even heard him imploring the person at checkin that even if nothing else did, at least his cricket kit needed to be waiting for him at the other end. The longest shot the cricket monthly espn cricinfo. Morkel, j a one day internationals, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs. Get albie morkelcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about albie morkel. The shot, which was made in practice, was to publicise a new but by our standards still primitive type of bat. Morkel, j a t20 internationals, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling graphs. New rhino champions, cricketers albie morkel and david miller, will go to bat to help raise r1million to protect our rhinos. Jon hotten has been called one of the best cricket writers on earth by all out cricket magazine. We all know how big dhoni is in india, and the brand of cricket he plays. It all comes from keeping your core group of players together for a long. Get albie morkelcricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about. A new guinness record has been set by more than 1,300 robots in italy.
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