XtraTime Web Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders new Head Coach Brendon McCullum is excited to have World Cup winning England ODI captain Eoin Morgan in his side for the 13th edition of IPL. McCullum said the addition of England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan gives them a strong middle order this season.
“We wanted to provide some resource around Russell’s six-hitting ability. We also wanted to find some more leadership around skipper Dinesh Karthik and Morgan obviously won the World Cup with England and he has been the standout leader in World Cup. He was a guy we were desperate to get. Him batting in around Russell and Karthik provides us with a strong middle order.”
The former New Zealand captain said he is happy with the flexibility the squad has got. “The thing we want to pride ourselves is being a really smart team and utilising resources based on the match-ups. Andre Russell hit 54 sixes [52], I think, last year,” said McCullum in a pre-season press conference
“His game is suited to last 10 overs of a T20 game where he can really control. But there may be times when the match-ups are right, we can get Andre come in up the order. But that will be horses for courses type of approach. The good thing is we have a lot of resources to choose from,” said McCullum.