India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel announced on Friday that preparations for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup will commence immediately with the upcoming series against the West Indies. He emphasized the importance of players embracing high-pressure situations now, rather than waiting for the tournament to elevate their performance. The three-match ODI series will kick off on Sunday at the Greenfield International Stadium, followed by matches in Guwahati and New Chandigarh.
India bowling coach Morne Morkel on Friday asserted that preparation for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup begins immediately through the upcoming series against the West Indies, and urged players to embrace high-pressure situations.
But for me, the end of the day is that the guys who ever walk onto the field now, up until the World Cup, starting on Sunday, need to know that there’s a certain standard we want to achieve. Morkel told reporters in a press conference on Friday. We had a good team meeting and conversation today about how we would like to play this series and the standards we want to set.
“Look, for me, the main focus I reckon would be: we can talk, and you can look at different options on how you want to go about playing eleven. I want these players to put themselves under pressure, as much pressure. “I think coming to the World Cup is the biggest stage. I think it starts now with this series against West Indies, how with bowling, with back ball and in the field, how can we put ourselves under pressure? “Very excited for this series and for us, building towards something special. It’s almost a year away.
He also revealed that the team management held a detailed meeting to set high benchmarks and lay down the building blocks in the 50-over format for the upcoming home season.
To build mental toughness, Morkel said he has challenged the bowling unit to proactively seek responsibility during tough passages of play under captain Shubman Gill.
You can’t decide a month or a week before the tournament now that we’re going to step things up.
