Morne Morkel, with his son, during his last national anthem as a South Africa player
Morne Morkel, playing his final Test for South Africa, left the field 40 minutes before lunch on the third morning of the Johannesburg Test. Shaun Pollock, who was on commentary at the time, suggested the fast bowler might have picked up a side strain.
Morkel suffered a similar injury during the first match of a 10 Test summer in Potchefstroom. He was initially ruled out of action for six weeks but only returned 11 weeks later in the domestic T20 competition. Morkel has since been in fantastic form and took a career-best 9 for 110 against Australia last week, which he called the “highlight of my life.” He was two balls into his 13th over on Saturday, with figures of 1 for 34, when he handed the ball over to Aiden Markram and jogged off the field.
Pre-series, Morkel announced he will retire from international cricket and is expected to take up a county deal in the coming weeks.
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Source: ESPN Crickinfo