'Take the pressure off, not add to it' - Albie Morkel gives sneak peek into coaching philosophy
Morkel on taking pressure off players
17 Feb 2026
2 MinAlbie Morkel
South Africa
Current Series
Full Name
Albie Morkel
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
Albie Morkel
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
10 Jun 1981 (44y 283d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 1 | 1 | -- | 58 | 58 | 58.00 | 71 | 81.69 | -- | 1 |
| odi | 58 | 43 | 10 | 782 | 97 | 23.69 | 780 | 100.25 | -- | 2 |
| t20i | 50 | 38 | 11 | 572 | 43 | 21.18 | 402 | 142.28 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 319 | 254 | 93 | 4248 | 73 | 26.38 | 3065 | 138.59 | -- | 12 |
| fc | 77 | 114 | 21 | 4117 | 204 | 44.26 | -- | -- | 8 | 23 |
| list a | 222 | 177 | 45 | 3994 | 134 | 30.25 | -- | -- | 2 | 19 |
| t10 | 5 | 1 | -- | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 7 | 114.29 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 1 | 2 | 32.00 | 132 | 1 | 1/44 | 132.00 | 4.12 | 192.0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 58 | 52 | 345.30 | 1899 | 50 | 4/29 | 37.98 | 5.49 | 41.4 | 2 | -- |
| t20i | 50 | 46 | 107.50 | 864 | 26 | 3/12 | 33.23 | 8.01 | 24.8 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 319 | 288 | 831.40 | 6307 | 248 | 4/25 | 25.43 | 7.58 | 20.1 | 3 | -- |
| fc | 77 | -- | 1967.50 | 6148 | 203 | 6/36 | 30.28 | 3.12 | 58.1 | -- | 5 |
| list a | 222 | -- | 1350.30 | 6745 | 215 | 4/23 | 31.37 | 4.99 | 37.6 | 5 | -- |
| t10 | 5 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJT vs CK | 8 | - | 21 Aug 2023 | Lauderhill | t10 |
| World Giants vs Asia Lions | 17 | 3/35 | 29 Jan 2022 | Al Amarat | t20 |
| India Maharajas vs World Giants | 16 | 1/36 | 27 Jan 2022 | Al Amarat | t20 |
| Asia Lions vs World Giants | - | 0/14 | 26 Jan 2022 | Al Amarat | t20 |
| World Giants vs India Maharajas | 4 | 0/34 | 22 Jan 2022 | Al Amarat | t20 |
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