Morkel likes Sehwag’s approach to captaincy

HYDERABAD: The gangling South African pace bowler Morne Morkel, who is the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets and the proud holder of the Purple Cap, said the IPL is an ideal platform where he can get the taste of the sub-continental conditions and that will come in for the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka this September. “I have my little black notebook where I jot down some of the tips of Viru (Virender Sehwag) and Mahela (Jayawardene),” said Delhi Daredevil pace bowler.
On playing for Delhi

On leading the Daredevils’ bowling attack It is a special feeling. When I go back and join Proteas, this experience would be of enormous help.

On Sehwag’s captaincy

Personally, I hate the idea of trying to spoon-feed a cricketer as to what he needs to do in pressure situations. I have seen captains who love to dominate and direct a bowler about dos and don’ts in match situations. But when you are spoon-fed, you don’t grow as a cricketer. Make mistakes and try yourself to find out the solution.  That’s why I like Sehwag’s approach as he likes you to be your own man. Viru would never set fields for you as he believes that if I am an international bowler, I am good enough to set my own fields. Only if things don’t work according to plan, he would come up and suggest an alternative.

On South Africans playing well in IPL

It’s good that all top South African players like AB (de Villiers), Dale (Steyn) and myself have done well in this edition.

On new pace sensation Vernon Philander

If someone has got 51 wickets in seven Tests, he is a special talent. He has been amazing during the past season. At times, it felt as if he has 10 years of international experience under his belt.

On who he rates as most dangerous batsman

It’s got to be KP (Kevin Pietersen). With his height and reach, he has been a phenomenal player of both pace and spin. We have seen what he has done during this IPL on these Indian tracks and he can be equally devastating on bouncy wickets in Australia and South Africa.