Xtra Time Web Desk: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan on Wednesday said he walked upto Prasidh Krishna and congratulated him after his debut for India during the recently concluded ODI series against England.
“After Prasidh’s debut, on the way back after the toss, I went and congratulated him. For me, debuts are not entirely just about the player, it is about their families, friends, and the journey the player has been on. So, it is a celebration of that achievement of the recognition of the stardom of your next journey and it was great to see Prasidh represent India and do well on top of that,” said Morgan during a virtual press conference organized by the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The lanky pacer from Karnataka made an impressive debut for India in the 50 over format against England. Prasidh will once again lead the KKR bowling attack in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021).
The KKR captain also spoke highly about veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh joining the franchise this season.
“I think adding Harbhajan to our squad has strengthened our spin department. If you look at our spin department, on paper it is one of the best in the tournament and that is factual. We have to play in Chennai and it can turn there, it can raise the eyebrows of our spinners there. If we do well in the tournament, our spinners would have bowled well.”
Morgan said that the gap between the ODI series and the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided him the best opportunity to recover from his injury in time for Kolkata’s first game of the season. Morgan had missed the final two ODIs of the series against India in Pune because of an injury sustained during the first ODI. The England skipper sustained a split webbing between his thumb and index finger in the first ODI and that required four stitches.
“Yeah, I feel a lot better than I did a week ago. The plan moving forward is to remove the stitches tomorrow and progress with my batting in the coming days and fielding on the back of that. Given the time frame I have available, it’s looking very good,” said Morgan.