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WATCH: Albie Morkel speaks about thrashing India in 2nd T20I at Cuttack
Albie Morkel was the man of the match in South Africa's win vs India in the 2nd T20I.
07 October 2015 • 3:49 PM
South African all-rounder Albie Morkel admitted that his man of the match performance of 3 for 12 in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) was his career’s best so far. The visitors thrashed India by six wickets in Cuttack after bowling them out for a poor total of 92 and sealed the three-match series 2-0 with the final match scheduled for Thursday. “I am just happy for the opportunity. In cricket, it’s tough sometimes. Today [Monday] was my night, the next night will be someone else’s. I am fortunate that I got a Man of the Match award on my comeback game and it is something I will remember forever,” Albie said. Cricket Scorecard: India vs South Africa 2nd T20I at Cuttack
“It was awesome. Even two weeks ago, I didn’t know what was happening on this tour. A freak accident to David Wiese gave me this opportunity. The boys welcomed me into the side very quickly. I arrived here only last Friday. It’s very satisfying. I have put in a lot of effort in the last season with Titans, my state side, without any visions of playing for South Africa. I certainly should not be saying that I should be playing. I am certainly not going to make any statement saying I should be in the team,” he further added.
Albie was also all praise for Kagiso Rabada and termed him a natural talent as the rookie speedster impressed with his speed and bounce and returned with figures of 1 for 18. He said,“I had never played with Rabada before today and watched him at the warm-up before the first game. I could honestly say that in my 16 years of first-class career, I have not seen anyone like him at the age of 19. I grew up seeing a young Dale Steyn come through the ranks. Rabada has got serious heart, and got serious bounce. He hit 150 today. You don’t often see that. He is going to be a fantastic prospect for South Africa and win many games. He is one of those guys with special talent. You can’t coach what he has got, he is just a natural talent.” WATCH: Faf du Plessis reacts to South Africa’s T20I series victory vs India