S Sreesanth believed that instead of out of form Dinesh Karthik in form Eoin Morgan should lead KKR in IPL 2020. S Sreesanth, Indian pacer tweeted that wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik should not lead Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020 after he had endured another miserable outing with the bat.
The right-handed batsman failed to perform yet again on Saturday as Kolkata Knight Riders went down fighting against Delhi Capitals while chasing an improbable total of 229. The KKR captain promoted himself at number five ahead of in-form batsman England skipper Eoin Morgan during the huge chase but failed to provide the team with the much-needed impetus.
S Sreesanth on Eoin Morgan as a leader for KKR:
At a time when the asking run-rate was more than 10, as KKR were struggling somewhat at 94/3 in 10th over needing more than 125 runs in the other 10 overs, Dinesh Karthik managed just six off eight balls.
This was his third straight single-digit score in the ongoing competition, having scored a run and zero in his previous outings against Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively but KKR won. He had scored 30 against Mumbai Indians which KKR lost.
As Dinesh Karthik failed with the bat yet again, S Sreesanth took to Twitter to say that he shouldn’t lead the team. The World Cup-winning pace bowler said England captain Eoin Morgan should be the correct man to lead the team that instead of the wicketkeeper-batsman.
Genuinely feel @Eoin16 should lead the side,(surly not*dk kolaimandaaaiii?
)World Cup winning captain should surly lead ipl side.I hope #kkr looks at this issue.nd win ✌?they need a leader who will lead from front like Rohit ,Dhoni or Virat..what a player #ipl #kkr #cricket— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) October 3, 2020
Eoin Morgan had led England to their maiden World Cup victory in 2019 after England beat New Zealand in a thrilling final, which was decided on boundary count after scores were tied in regular 50 overs and Super Over.
Delhi Capitals Beat KKR And Moves To Top Of Points Table:
As far as the game between KKR and DC is concerned, Delhi Capitals beat KKR by 18 runs to move to the top of the points table. Eoin Morgan played a whirlwind knock of 44 runs towards the end and got good company from Rahul Tripathi (36) but the duo failed to provide the finishing touches. KKR finished their innings on 210 for 8.
Earlier in the game, Delhi Capitals rode on opener Prithvi Shaw and skipper Shreyas Iyer’s fifties to post 228 for 4 – the highest total of IPL 2020 so far. Prithvi Shaw scored 66 off 41 balls while Shreyas Iyer scored 88 off only 38 balls. Rishabh Pant also scored 38 off 17 balls. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant stitched a 72 run partnership for the 3rd wicket in just 5 overs.
Man Of Match Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten. The pace duo of Pat Cummins and Shivam Mavi conceded above 12 runs per over. All the KKR bowlers except Andre Russell were too expensive. In reply, KKR batsman Nitish Rana top-scored with 58 but KKR finished on 210/8.