The Champions Trophy starts in Pakistan and UAE from Wednesday. Even before that, Team India's bowling coach Morne Morkel has returned from Dubai to his country South Africa.
The reason behind this is being said to be personal, but there is speculation that maybe Morne's father has died.
Saturday was involved in a practice match with the team Prior to this, Morne Morkel arrived at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. Meanwhile, Morne Morkel was not present during the Indian team's practice session on Monday. However, it is not yet clear what happened to Morne Morkel.
When will it join, no official information The BCCI has not yet given any information on when the Morkel will join the team and why they went. India will play all its matches only in Dubai.
The Indian team will play their first match against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy. The match will be played at Dubai International Stadium on February 20. The team's second match will be against Pakistan on February 23 and the third match will be against New Zealand on March 2.
India has been kept in Group-A with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. Two semifinals of the tournament will be played on March 4 and 5. The final will be played on March 9.
Team India for the Champions Trophy Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubhman Gil, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Mohammad, Mohammad. And Kuldeep Yadav.
Reserve: Yashwashi Jaiswal, Mohammad Siraj and Shivam Dubey.
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