Morne Morkel

Born on 6 October 1984, Morne Morkel is a former South African cricketer who played in all three formats of the game. Morne has also played in IPL's Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad in the different seasons. He started his Test career in 2006 and made his ODI and T20I debut in 2007. Morne is the fifth bowler for South Africa to take more than 300 Test wickets. He is currently playing in English domestic cricket for Surrey county cricket club. In 2018, Morkel announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.

Some of his major career achievements:

• Morne has played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20Is in his international career.
• He played for Rajasthan Royals in the first three seasons of the IPL. In 2012 edition, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils and took 25 wickets to claim the Purple Cap in that IPL season. 2016 IPL was his last IPL tournament that he played for Kolkata Knight Riders.
• In 2012, Morkel was named for the World ODI XI by the ICC and Cricinfo for his brilliant performances.
• He was selected in the ICC's Team of the Tournament for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
• In 2018, he played his last international test series against Australia where he became the fifth South African bowler to take 300 wickets in Tests.