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Albie Morkel on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show

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South Africa all-rounder believes his aggressive style works for both Twenty20 and 50-over cricket Australia's Marcus North reveals his cricketing idols Athar Ali Khan reflects on Bangladesh's recent series victories in the West Indies Podcast available for free download and editorial use from www.icc-cricket.com

On this week's ICC Cricket World audio show South Africa international Albie Morkel - who has been likened to the hard-hitting Lance Klusener - admits that his aggressive style does help him in Twenty20 cricket but that he is by no means a one-trick pony.

The 28-year-old says of Twenty20 cricket: "It suits my game well. I'm an aggressive batsman and also an aggressive bowler. So the shortest form of the game is probably where I can do the most damage. But I've been pretty successful in One-Day Internationals as well so I don't label myself just as a pro-20 cricketer.

"To be compared to him (Klusener) is obviously humbling and I'm going to have to do well to break all his records. But I'd like to leave my own legacy when I leave. I don't try to play like him, even though we are very similar in batting left-handed and bowling right-handed."

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This week's show also includes a conversation with Australia middle-order batsman Marcus North who reveals his cricket idols. He says: "Geoff Marsh - I loved watching him play. Of the modern-day players I think Damien Martyn was a great role model. I thought his technique was beautiful. Another one closer to my generation, who certainly had a big impact in my career, was Justin Langer."

Plus, the 30-year-old remembers his first paid job (making sandwiches and washing dishes in an Adelaide canteen).

Also in this week's show, former Bangladesh player and commentator Athar Ali Khan reflects on Bangladesh's recent Test and ODI series against a weakened West Indies side.

"After many years if you look back and open the scorebooks, it will always say that the West Indies got beaten by Bangladesh and that it was in their home ground. It's a huge, huge thing for Bangladesh. It's a proud and very historic moment."

Apart from these interviews, this week's ICC Cricket World also includes the latest news from around the world as well as updates on the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings.

The weekly ICC Cricket World audio show runs for 15 minutes and has been put together by the ICC's global broadcast partner ESPN STAR Sports.