Cricket News Today: Virat Kohli praises KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma breaks another record and more - 18th January, 2020

#4 AB de Villiers hopes to play ODI cricket for South Africa

AB de Villiers

Over the past few days, AB de Villiers has been enthralling the audiences in Australia courtesy his displays for the Brisbane Heat in the BBL. However, after one such innings, the South African admitted that he retained the desire to turn out for the Proteas in 50-over cricket, although he mentioned that playing Test matches might not be a possibility. In a conversation with Adam Gilchrist, he stated,

I would love to be involved, I'm going to have to go score some runs and stay fit and hopefully they pick me. I would love to be involved, I'm going to have to go score some runs and stay fit and hopefully they pick me.

Furthermore, he talked about how he was in constant contact with CSA’s Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith and Head Coach, Mark Boucher, with the batsman hoping for a favourable outcome to accrue soon.

Read the full article here: AB de Villiers wishes to play ODI cricket for South Africa

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#5 Morne Morkel signs for Perth Scorchers

Morne Morkel

On the 18th of January, Perth Scorchers announced that they had reached an agreement to bring Morne Morkel on board for the remainder of the BBL season. The fast bowler, who bid adieu to international cricket in 2018, would replace Chris Jordan, who has selected for England’s upcoming ODI series against South Africa.

Though Morkel would only be available for the Scorchers’ final league game against the Sydney Thunder on the 26th of January, the Perth-based outfit are hopeful that the new play-off format would allow the fast bowler to feature in the latter stages, especially with the Scorchers currently occupying 5th spot in the table.

Read the full article here: BBL 2019-20: Perth Scorchers rope in Morne Morkel for remainder of the season