Johannes Albertus Morkel (born 10 June 1981 in Vereeniging, Transvaal), usually referred to as just Albie Morkel, is a South African cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm-fast-medium and bats left-handed. He is famous for his six hitting abilities in Twenty20 cricket. Albie has a brother, Morne Morkel, who also plays international cricket for South Africa while his father played provincial cricket in South Africa. Albie Morkel also played for the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugral season of the Indian Premier League where he had a very successful tournament as an all-rounder scoring 241 runs and taking 17 wickets.