Bharat suffered a setback forward of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as bowling teacher Morne Morkel left the staff in Dubai and returned house because of private causes.
Day the precise purpose remainder unconfirmed, hypothesis suggests the passing of his father.
Morkel’s escape may disrupt Bharat’s bowling arrangements, with Mohammed Shami suffering for method and Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana missing revel in in ODIs.
Morkel, who has served as Bharat’s bowling teacher since endmost August, arrived within the UAE with the Indian staff on 15 February and attended the learning consultation on the ICC Academy on 16 February.
Alternatively, he was once absent from the consultation on 17 February earlier than reportedly flight again to South Africa.
There is not any readability on whether or not he’s going to go back for the match.
Bharat’s bowling issues
Morkel’s absence provides to Bharat’s issues, as Jasprit Bumrah isn’t a part of the squad and Shami has been suffering with method.
With Bharat poised to stand Bangladesh on 20 February, the staff, led through Rohit Sharma, is predicted to coach on 19 February upcoming a scheduled crack.
Bharat’s squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.
