Experienced former Proteas allrounder Albie Morkel has been selected to captain the Durban Heat for the upcoming Mzansi Super League.
The tournament starts for the Heat with a home game against the Cape Town Blitz on Sunday.
The 37-year-old is arguably one of the most successful captains in South African franchise cricket and has played T20 cricket all over the world, including a long stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
With 309 T20 caps to his name, Morkel’s experience is almost unmatched in the MSL and given the allrounder’s match-winning ability it was an easy decision to give him the captaincy.
The Pretoria-based man might have played cricket all over the world, however, he has never left SuperSport Park, so relocating to the East Coast for the month of the Mzansi Super League will be a different experience.
He explains: “I have played my cricket in Pretoria for 15 years so I have become very comfortable with that environment, so it is going to be an exciting challenge.
“We aren’t changing franchises or anything like that, this competition is completely new with completely new squads, so it’s not going to be difficult to try and convince guys to get behind the team.”