5 players who aced the 2015 World Cup and will be missed in 2019

#2 Morne Morkel

Morne Morkel in tears after the semi-finals loss to New Zealand

Morne Morkel made his international Test Debut in 2006 which was followed by his ODI and T20 Debut in 2007. The tall bowler from Transvaal became a regular in the South African side after the retirement of Makhaya Ntini. Morkel was one of the most feared bowlers in international cricket and was the only bowler to get Michael Hussey out on 8 occasions.

The South African team fell short in the semifinals of the 2015 World Cup against the hosts New Zealand in a rain-hit game which was reduced to 43 overs. The Kiwis were racing towards the South African total with McCullum scoring a 50 in less than 25 balls. Morkel brought the South Africans back into the game with the wickets of Baz and Kane Williamson in successive overs.

Later on, he picked up the wicket of Corey Anderson who scored 58 off 57 balls to put on a century stand with Grant Elliott for the 5th wicket. Eventually, the Kiwis won with one ball to spare. The images of the South African players after the loss brought tears to the eyes of cricketing fans all around the world, showing that cricket is much more than a game.

Morkel had a great time out in the 2015 World Cup which saw him emerge as the joint fourth highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 17 wickets in 7 games coming at an average of 17.29. Morne retired in 2018 after the test series against the Aussies.