Morné Morkel biography, married, wife, injury, baby

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Morné was born on 6 October 1984 under the zodiac sign on Libra. He was born in South Africa. There is not much of information available about Morné’s family except the fact that he has two siblings. There is no information available about Morné’s education either. Though it is known that his childhood was spend in South Africa and he presently lives there as well.’

Talking about Morné’s career, he is known for his bowling skills and he started his career when he was 19 years old. He played his first match from Eastern and he led his team to victory. He played with Easters till 2004 after which he was selected by South African Domestic. Later in 2005, Morné went to lay in Pakistan. He went along with South Africa Academy and his performance in the Under 19 match was amazing. He has always had a problem of bowing excessive no balls and this has costed a lot to his team on many occasion yet it is known that Morné works hard to overcome the difficulty.

Morné was selected in the South African team for T 20 World Championship and his performance was amazing. He took many wickets and led his team to victory. It is also known that he was selected in match against Pakistan but during one of the warm up matches, he had a fracture in his foot. Fortunately the injury was a minor one and that didn’t stop him from taking 5 wickets in the match. Morné was also auctioned in Indian Premier League and he was bought by Rajasthan Royals and later he was bought by Delhi Daredevils. After playing for some time with Delhi Daredevils, Morné got selected by Kolkata Knight Riders. He is known as one of the best bowlers in IPL as well and he was well honoured for his performance.

Morné has a record of 5 wicket hauls in 5 test matches and 2 one day internationals. This proves his dedication towards the game. Talking about the awards he received, he has been honoured with two man of the match awards in test crickets and 5 man of the match awards in ODI. He got the award while playing against, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia and India. He also received two man of the match awards while playing against Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Twenty – Twenty. Because of his hard work, Morné also received the Player of the series award in 2010 while playing against India.

In 2014, Morné got married to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roz_Kelly">Roz Kelly</a>. His wife is known to be a famous Channel 9 reporter. After the marriage, the couple had a baby boy and the pictures are often seen floating on the social media. It is known that prior to getting married, Morné used live with his brother and one of his team mate. Morné’s annual salary is not known but his net worth is estimated to be 10 Million Dollars.

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