{"id":189509,"date":"2026-07-03T15:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189509"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:29:42","slug":"sooryavanshi-ready-but-he-has-to-wait-for-his-turn-says-bowling-coach-morkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189509","title":{"rendered":"Sooryavanshi ready but he has to wait for his turn, says bowling coach Morkel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71179324\">India bowling coach Morne Morkel on Friday indicated that the management will not easily displace openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma despite teen phenom Vaibhav Sooryavanshi knocking on the team\u2019s doors.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek has made one half century and a 49 in his last three innings during the ongoing tour but Samson has been disappointing with scores of 5, 0, 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we just need to respect the fact that we\u2019ve got the number one batter, or we had our number one batter in T20 cricket, Abhishek Sharma. You know, Sanju was the player of the World Cup,\u201d Morkel said on the eve of the second T20I against England here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe (Samson) had a great IPL. So, I think as a coaching staff, it\u2019s only fair to show faith and back your players. Yes, there\u2019s a young man knocking on the door and it\u2019s exciting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I reckon for not just those two players at the top, but for the rest of the group, it\u2019s a good sign that we show that we back you guys,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Morkel also stressed that the think-tank does not believe in shifting the batters around the positions, especially since they have done so well in that space earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a day, it\u2019s about putting performances on the board. That is the key. But we also don\u2019t want to think too much and bat other players out of positions. So, I reckon it\u2019s not straightforward, Ok, let\u2019s play (Sooryavanshi).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of backing some of the guys who\u2019ve won World Cups, who\u2019ve done really well for you in tough situations, and then also from there, build and see how we can structure and make our top order as good as possible in these conditions,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Morkel might not have given a clear timeline for Sooryavanshi\u2019s international debut, but said the 15-year-old has adapted well to the Indian dressing room environment and routines at nets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s filled in very, very well. You know, I think if you follow the boys on Instagram, there\u2019s already a lot of photos being posted, with him especially. At the nets as a 15-year-old at the international stage, it can be intimidating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, I think just the couple of nets we\u2019ve had, it\u2019s been very impressive. And, you know, we\u2019re all excited to see how he goes. When he gets an opportunity, I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019ll be ready. But in terms of coming into the squad and fitting in, it\u2019s been very smooth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-tour-of-england-series-eng-vs-ind-second-t20i-manchester-saturday-preview-lineups-venue-toss-time\/article71179488.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ENG vs IND, 2nd T20I: Samson\u2019s form, Tilak\u2019s approach in focus as Shreyas looks for first win<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The former South Africa pacer was also impressed with another newcomer &#8212; pacer Prince Yadav who has taken six wickets from three international matches so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was quite lucky to work with Prince while I was with Lucknow Super Giants. Prince at the time was a net bowler and there he was already marked as somebody who was highly skilled. I\u2019m just blown away by how calm he keeps things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s also a guy who is always looking for ways to improve his game. But at the end of the day, it\u2019s about execution. If we talk about death bowling and that middle phase, how he reads the play, what decisions he makes under pressure and then executing that, for me, it\u2019s great to see,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Morkel also said it was impressive to see Harshit Rana bowling with intensity after coming back from an injury layoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-team-news-debut-india-lineups-morne-morkel-eng-vs-ind-second-t20i-samson-abhishek\/article71179324.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India bowling coach Morne Morkel on Friday indicated that the management will not easily displace openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma despite teen phenom Vaibhav Sooryavanshi knocking on the team\u2019s doors. Abhishek has made one half century and a 49 in his last three innings during the ongoing tour but Samson has been disappointing with &#8230; <a title=\"Sooryavanshi ready but he has to wait for his turn, says bowling coach Morkel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189509\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sooryavanshi ready but he has to wait for his turn, says bowling coach Morkel\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFP_B8XP9ME.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":189441,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189441","url_meta":{"origin":189509,"position":0},"title":"ENG vs IND, 2nd T20I: Samson\u2019s form, Tilak\u2019s approach in focus as Shreyas looks for first win","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breathing down his neck, Sanju Samson will be under pressure to turn the frequent busts in his performance graph into consistent booms as India take on England in the second T20 International here on Saturday. 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