KKR captain Eoin Morgan during a post-match press conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday night.
Debutant Venkatesh Iyer, praise for captain Eoin Morgan Said that the Madhya Pradesh batsman’s unbeaten innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore indicated a willingness to play Kolkata Knight Riders, an “aggressive” brand of cricket.
After bowling RCB out for 92, openers Iyer (41 not out) and Shubman Gill (48) helped KKR cruise to a nine-wicket win with 10 overs to spare.
“I think Venky, the way he came and played, he was excellent. Definitely the brand of cricket we want to play. We have a lot of talent in our group,” Morgan said at the post-match press conference. “Playing with Brendon McCullum (Rate), that’s the aggressive nature we want to play in.
“Although he was very aggressive, he was able to play with enormous control throughout the innings and had an early partnership with Shubman Gill It was beautiful to look at,” he said.
All-rounder Andre Russell came in at number three and asked if this happens often, Morgan said, “No, I think it’s open to interpretation.”
“I think, given the way we played today and the position we found ourselves in and the run-chases, we had the opportunity to really affect our run-rate position, so Russell goes up the order. were,” he explained.
Despite the big win, Morgan admitted it was a challenge for his team to make the last four, as they are currently in fifth place with six points from eight matches.
“No doubt it is going to be a challenge but our main aim is to try and play cricket like it is today. I think if we do that, we give ourselves the best chance to move forward,” said the England limited-overs skipper.
“It is something that the franchise has done before and went on to win championships, so we take confidence from it, but with the ball and the bat and our performance on the ground today.
“Going forward, if we continue to play that way, it makes us a dangerous side,” Morgan signed off.
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