Shami helped me lot when I joined Indian dressing room: Bowling coach Morne Morkel

WELLINGTON Mohammed Shami’s presence in the Indian dressing room during his early days as bowling coach helped him understand the team’s philosophy and “Indian language”, former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel said on former’s decision to retire from Test cricket. Morkel joined Indian team as bowling coach in 2024 as a part of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s coaching set-up. While Morkel didn’t work with Shami in the Test format, he did briefly get a chance to work with him in early 2025 during ICC Champions Trophy which was Bengal speedster’s last appearance in India jersey.