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The Pakistan Cricket Board: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that Morne Morkel has resigned as the bowling coach of the men’s team after their poor run in the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in India, where they finished in fifth place.

Morkel, the former South Africa fast bowler, joined the Pakistan men’s team as their bowling coach on a six-month contract in June this year. He played 318 matches for South Africa and claimed 544 wickets overall.

Morkel’s first assignment with the men’s team was on Pakistan’s tour to Sri Lanka for the two-match Test series, which they won 2-0. In the World Cup, Pakistan, the 1992 champions, were far from their best, winning only four out of nine matches.