Albie Morkel

“I was compared to Lance Klusener at the start of my career because I batted left-handed, bowled right-handed and had the ability to hit sixes. I would like to leave my own legacy behind. When people talk about me, or if people talk about me, I wouldn't ...  

In an exclusive interview with Harish Kotian on the sidelines of his visit to the PUMA showroom in Mumbai, Albie Morkel speaks about his experience with Chennai Super Kings and why IPL is a boon for Indian cricket.  

The South African however was confident that the defending champions can still get their act together. CSK is currently placed fourth in the points table have accumulated 11 points from 12 matches. “Despite having a star-studded team and quality ...  

NEW DELHI: Electing to bat, Chennai top-order batsmen contributed in unison to help Super Kings post 160/6 against Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match at the MA Chidambaram stadium. Deccan pacer Daniel Christian dismissed MS Dhoni ...  

Chennai Super Kings batsman Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the IPL 5 match against Deccan Chargers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 4, 2012. (AFP Photo) Du Plessis became the second victim of pacer Veer Pratap Singh though the hosts ...  

Kings XI Punjab's Mandeep Singh plays a shot against Chennai ... Earlier, Punjab stand-in-skipper David Hussey won the toss and opted to bat against Chennai in the 37th match of the tournament. Adam Gilchrist has still not recovered from an ...  

Albie Morkel, the Chennai Super Kings allrounder, has returned to South Africa to attend the funeral of Louis Vorster who died after being shot during an armed robbery in Gauteng  

Chennai: All-rounder Albie Morkel's absence coupled with a hamstring niggle to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and opener Murali Vijay's poor form provide a none too good backdrop for Chennai Super Kings' game against Pune Warriors here Thursday. However ...  

Bangalore, Apr 25: The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here is ready to host one of the biggest clashes of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday night. It is not only RCB vs CSK. There is one more mini-battle in this big battle. Get ready to witness ...  

It is up to me to (get) Vijay (back) to his usual form,'' he added. One of Vijay''s possible replacements, Abhinav Mukund, is recovering from an ankle injury sustained during training before the start of the tournament. ''He (Abhinav ...  

South African all-rounder Albie Morkel has failed to live-up to his expectations of being the next Lance Klusener. While his younger brother Morne has made rapid strides in internationals, Albie hopes that his exploits in the Indian Premier ...  

CHENNAI, April 12: South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel plundered 28 runs off an over from Virat Kohli as Chennai Super Kings scored a thrilling last-ball victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.  

Chennai and Bangalore - traditional rivals in the domestic circuit - often carry on their rivalry into the Indian Premier League and come up with nail-biting thrillers. But to call what happened today at the MA Chidambaram stadium a thriller would be a gross understatement.  

Their movement into cricket had already been visible in the isolation years — think of Kepler Wessels, Adrian Kuiper ... Heino Kuhn, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Marchant de Lange, Morne Morkel, Juan (Rusty) Theron (12th man).  

The temptation, for the double-header, would be to include all-rounder Albie Morkel at the expense of speedie Doug Bollinger. In the span of four matches, Nuwan Kulasekara has cemented his place in the side, so much so that Morkel sat out against Bangalore ...