England’s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is one of us. He cooks barbecue for fun and is currently hooked to popular Netflix show Narcos amid lockdown. The southpaw was set to play for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s IPL but the postponement of the league due to the coronavirus pandemic has tossed up all his plans.
“We’ve actually been busy with the baby a lot. But apart from that, I’ve watched a little bit of Netflix. I’ve just finished the TV series ‘Narcos’ based on Pablo Escobar, which I thought was good. Very graphic, but very good! And I’ve just started re-watching The Sopranos. It’s one of my favourite TV series of all time so it was a nice excuse to go back and watch it.” Morgan told www.kkr.in.
Eoin Morgan plays the role of a doting father amid lockdown
The 33-year-old is very particular about the fact that he won’t be seen doing a lot of fitness drills unlike his colleagues. The charismatic cricketer is more than happy to play the role of a doting father at home. Morgan is spending most of the time with his three-week-old baby.
“I’ve also been reading a couple of books, and I do a little bit of workout. But I think people are becoming obsessed with exercise. I think it’s becoming their way of dealing with isolation. I’m not that inclined to be honest. I’ll do enough to keep my fitness up but as regards to enjoying the lockdown, fitness isn’t going to be a major part of it. We are doing anything to put a smile on our faces.”
Eoin Morgan on ‘exciting talent’ Tom Banton
Morgan is over the moon to be back at the Kolkata-based franchise; having played for three seasons in the past including the successful 2012 campaign. KKR splurged a lot of money on Australian pacer Pat Cummins and roped in quite a few notable names. One such name is Tom Banton- The 21-year-old England cricketer.
Banton is an opening batsman and has represented his country in three ODIs so far. He was picked at the auction table by KKR for INR 1 Crore and Morgan backs the decision. The swashbuckling batter set the stage on fire in the Big Bash League. Playing for Brisbane Heat, Banton amassed 223 runs at an average of 31.85. The hard-hitter also registered the second-fastest fifty in the history of the competition.
“Tom’s a really exciting player. 2019 has been a life-changing year for him. He was one of the highest run-scorers in our T20 competition, the T20 blast for Somerset and I think with that, he’s learnt a huge amount, opening the batting with Babar Azam. He went on the tour to New Zealand, looked impressive, looked like an international cricketer, then went and played Big Bash, looked extremely exciting.” Morgan opined.