The inclusion of veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh raised eyebrows to some, but Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan said on Wednesday that it increased his spin force in view of Chennai’s slow innings in the upcoming IPL. is. The 40-year-old, who left the IPL in Dubai last year, was bought by the two-time IPL champion for his base price of Rs 2 crore when he went unsold in the first round. He will join the spin department of KKR with the likes of Sunil Naren, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty.
The KKR captain said in a virtual media, “Harbhajan’s inclusion in our team has strengthened us in a very good way. When you look at our spin department on paper, it is one of the best in the tournament and it Is factual. ” the seminar.
Due to the epidemic, IPL 2021 will be held from April 9 to May 30 at six venues, with no team playing at home. The tournament will begin in Chennai where 10 matches will be held.
“If you look at the options that we have and the conditions in which we can probably play, especially in Chennai, that can notoriously change or at least raise the eyebrows of our spinners which is hard to do.
The World Cup winning English captain said, “This is a field that if we play well in the tournament, I think our spinners would have bowled well and contributed in this regard.”
Morgan, who was named captain in their dwindling campaign last season, said that this time the team is well-rounded and the biggest strength will be their middle order.
“Last year was a positive among others, versatility within our middle order and flexibility to promote Sunil or promote himself or DK.
“There is strength within the middle order, if we play well, there are a lot of teams that will not enjoy playing against us. This is one of the strengths of our side, we need to make the right call to play the best. . Hands. And that’s one of the things we learned from last year, “he said.
KKR missed the playoffs for the second time in a row last year, missing the net run rate this year as it has retained most of the players.
His two big foreign recruits include Shakib-Al-Hasan and Ben Cutting, while Harbhajan and an out-of-form Karun Nair, as well as many young Indian talents.
Morgan said he has a good bench strength this season to deal with the challenges of injury and illness.
“The IPL is the world’s largest tournament with the best players. It’s highly competitive. One of the challenges for a successful campaign is the fight with injury and illness, the way you like it or not. One season, so There is a need to plan for strengthening your squad in all areas.
“We put ourselves in the best position for both at the auction this year, which we are hoping is a fairly versatile team for selection, but there is also strength and depth when needed.”
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Morgan, who missed the last two ODIs against India due to split-webbing, said he is ready to return after removing the stitches on Thursday.
He said, “Tomorrow the stitches will be removed and then I will advance my batting in the coming days and then fielding at the end of that. It looks great given the time frame available to me.”
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