England captain Eoin Morgan is one of the only two left-handed batsmen- along with Rishabh Pant to score more than 1000 T20 runs from the start of 2018. Eion Morgan, along with Pat Cummins and Thomas Banton flies to United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join the Kolkata Knight Riders after Wednesday’s ODI cliffhanger against Australia.
Nitish Rana, who also is a left-handed batsman in the middle-order of the franchise, aims to pick Eion Morgan’s brain in this year at the Indian Premier League (IPL).
“I’m very excited because he’s a World Cup winner,” Rana said of Morgan, who led England to ODI World Cup triumph at home last year. “And the second thing is he’s a rare left-handed batsman who dominates white ball cricket. [I am] I can’t wait to learn a lot from him as he is a World Cup winning captain. I really want to imbibe his leadership qualities – not just for my exploits in domestic cricket, but also in IPL. “
Nitish Rana also believes, Pat Cummins who is expected to lead the Knight Riders bowling attack this season, could help the young uncapped Indian pacers on the team improve in their craft.
“Our bowling attack is actually pretty strong,” said Rana. “With Cummins joining us, we gain experience in our team. Our young bowlers have been excellent in national competitions and for Knight Riders over the past two years, and I sincerely hope they learn as much as possible from Cummins. , so they can become better players for the team. “
The Knight Riders is all set to play their first match, against Mumbai Indians (MI), on September 23, and would be the final franchise to kick off their IPL 2020 marketing campaign.
