Morne Morkel gave big updates on Abhishek Sharma: Will Abhishek Sharma be out of the playing XI against South Africa? Morne Morkel gave a big update

Ahmedabad. Before India took on South Africa in the first Super-8 match on Sunday, bowling coach Morne Morkel clearly said that there has been no discussion in the team regarding Abhishek Sharma’s poor performance in the T20 World Cup so far. Morkel said that Abhishek just needs a good start, after that he will get into the rhythm. This Indian opener has not scored runs in three matches yet.

During Friday’s practice session, Abhishek Sharma was seen having a long conversation with head coach Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir was explaining some technical things to him and Abhishek was listening carefully. After this he also practiced high catches. Sometimes excessive practice can have the opposite effect. During the session, Abhishek was also seen bowling to other batsmen for a long time.

When Morkel was asked about discussing Abhishek’s performance in the team, he completely denied it. He said, ‘Absolutely no discussion. He is a world class player. We have been lucky in this tournament that the players have taken responsibility and scored runs.

He admitted that the team expects a big innings from Abhishek in the important phase of the tournament. Morkel said, ‘We have come to a very important stage of the World Cup and we expect a good performance from them. Not only for the team, but also for the spectators. The spectators like to watch his fast batting. I am confident that he is timing the ball well. It’s just a matter of beginning and after that Abhishek will pick up the pace.