Former England captain Nasser Hussain supported England captain Eoin Morgan as he believes he should be there in the playing eleven for the T20 World Cup despite having poor form in recent times. He also claimed that Morgan will have a lot to contribute as a captain of the team in the upcoming event.
While speaking on Sky Sports, the veteran cricketer turned renowned commentator said that Eoin Morgan is a unique player who can shine anytime.
"I suppose i wouldn't be standing here if i hadn't come out of every bad run of form i've ever had. Being the nature of T20 cricket and where i bat,it means i also have to take quite high risk options" – Captain Eoin Morgan
I believe in my captain,he will comeback strongerđź’™ pic.twitter.com/q9U2UAGZpX— Ayesha Rootfied (@JoeRoot66Fan) October 20, 2021
He also cited the example of Kolkata Knight Riders and how bounced back in the UAE under his captaincy after having finished at seventh in the first half of the Indian Premier League. They even reached the final but eventually lost to CSK.
“Morgan plays and captains. Even if he is not getting any runs, he plays and captains. He is a unique, streaky player who could turn up at the tournament and absolutely smash it. You only need to look at the IPL final to see how important captaincy is. Morgan and MS Dhoni – two of the greatest white-ball captains there have ever been. Kolkata were a shambles in the first leg of the IPL season but Morgan dragged them up into a final,” Nasser Hussain said.Â
“Eoin Morgan can be a ruthless captain” – Nasser Hussain
Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan could only manage to score 137 runs from 17 matches in the recently-concluded IPL which came at a disappointing average of 11.08. He also had a strike rate of 95.68 in this season as well. Despite being this, Nasser Hussain believes that Morgan is a ruthless captain and he should be there in the playing XI.
“I think Malan has earned the right to be given first dibs at the No. 3 role but we know how ruthless Morgan can be. You only need to ask David Willey, who was left out ahead of the 50-over World Cup, or Alex Hales, who Morgan says has broken trust. Can he say to the No. 1 batter in the world, ‘We are going in a different direction?’ He can be ruthless and he will be,” Hussain concluded.Â
England are slated to open their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign on October 23 against the defending champions West Indies team at the Dubai International Stadium.
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