I'm just blown away by how calm he keeps things – Morne Morkel on Prince Yadav’s impressive international debut

Prince Yadav has been in impressive form ever since his debut for India. Coming off an impressive IPL season where he claimed 16 wickets for Lucknow Super Giants, his integration into the national side has been smooth. He claimed three wickets in the first two ODIs against Afghanistan before returning figures of 3/22 against Ireland on his T20I debut.

India’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel has been mighty impressed with the indelible mark Prince has left on the international circuit. Talking at the pre-match presser ahead of India’s second clash against England in Stretford, Morkel opened up on the sensational start to Prince Yadav’s international career. He also heaped praise on Prince’s ability to keep his calm under the pump.

Morkel said, “I was quite lucky to work with Prince. While I was with the LSG with Lucknow Super Giants, for a bit of time, he was a net bowler. And he was already marked as somebody that, you know, was highly skilled. And it was great just to see his journey now, and then, you know, playing for India.”

Highlighting his skills, Morkel added, “You know, I'm just blown away by how calm he keeps things. You know, I think he's also a guy that's always, every session looking for ways to improve his game and make himself better. But at the end of the day, it's about execution. And, you know, I think at the moment to talk about death bowling and that middle phases of the game, how he reads the play, what decisions he makes under pressure, and then executing that for me is great to see.”