IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik Passes KKR Captaincy To Eoin Morgan In Mid Season

Oct 16, 2020 at 3:23 PM

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IPL 2020: Dinesh Karthik Passes KKR Captaincy To Eoin Morgan In Mid Season

Dinesh Karthik, after leading Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in seven matches, has decided to hand over the captaincy of the further ongoing IPL 2020 to Eoin Morgan. The franchise had informed it on Friday through an official release on their website.

According to the release, Dinesh Karthik has taken this decision to focus on his batting performance and to ‘contribute more to the team’s cause’.

KKR CEO thanks for Dinesh Karthik:

Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik (Image Credit: BCCI/IPL)

Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR, also expressed that the franchise was surprised by his decision but wished that it would be a smooth transition of role between Karthik and Morgan while the franchise won’t be hurt.

“We are fortunate to have leaders such as DK, who has always put the team first. It takes a lot of courage for someone like him to take a decision such as this. While we were surprised by his decision, we are respectful of his wishes. We are also fortunate that Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain, who has been the vice captain, is willing to lead the side going forward,” Venky Mysore, CEO of KKR, was quoted as saying on the official website.

“DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap and we expect that this transition will work in a seamless manner,” he added.

Eoin Morgan and Dinesh Karthik. Image Credit: IPL.

Dinesh Karthik hasn’t been in the best of forms with the bat, averaging 15.42 for his 108 runs so far in the IPL season. However, his captaincy has, so far, helped them to maintain their spot in the top four in the points table of IPL 2020.

Meanwhile, the World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan was bought by KKR in the last year’s IPL auction. It will be the maiden stint for Morgan to lead the IPL team. As KKR is set to face Mumbai Indians today (October 16), it will be interesting to see how Morgan takes the charge of the team in mid-season.

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