Morné Morkel Announce His Retirement From International Cricket

Morne Morkel finally breaks the shackles as he announced his retirement from international cricket. The 33-year old fast bowler took his decision in Durban on Monday(February 26). Morne has confirmed that he will be retiring from international cricket after Test series against Australia at home soil.## Morne Morkel's career has been eventful with lots of injuries. Since last August his future has been subjecting of speculation. In recent past, Morne had said that he might cut short his career if he was not provided assurance about his palace in world cup 2019, but coach Ottis Gibbson later said that he(Morne) was a part of his plans for the tournament. ## "it was an extremely tough decision but I feel the time is right to start a new chapter", Morne said," I have a young family and foreign wife, and the current demanding international schedule has put a lot of strain us. I have to put them(Family) first and this decision will only benefit us going forward," Morne said after announcing his retirement.## "Playing for the Proteas is something very special, but family comes first. My wife and my family were away for the weeks now for work commitments, which was very tricky for me. After sitting them down and discussing not with family, I decided-its better for me to start a new chapter with them and focus on family," ## Morne did not say much about his future plans but confirmed that he wanted to sustain his cricket career at a high level. ## " I still feel great mentally and physically, and yes, I will be playing in other leagues around the world," he said," out of respect to CSA I have not put pen to paper on any deal, my focus is 100% on winning this series(against Australia), I will make a decision once everything is done," ## like most of the other South Africans Morne Morkel too had a dream of winning World Cup for South Africa but now it will remain dream as he has taken his decision. ## Morne Morkel has played 83 Test Matches and took 294 wickets, he will have an opportunity to pass 300 Test wickets. In 117 ODIs he has claimed 188 wickets. However, Morne is confident that SA will continue to produce good fast bowlers. ## " I honestly think that crop of fast bowlers we have in the squad, give them a couple of Months and in this environment, they will be more than capable of winning the trophy for us." ## For more updates and News, stay tuned with us.