IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan praises impact players Varun, Narine
Shubman
Gill
played
a
knock
of
57
runs
as
KKR
defeated
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
(SRH)
by
six
wickets
with
two
balls
to
spare
here
at
the
Dubai
International
Stadium.
With
this
win,
KKR
consolidated
its
position
at
the
fourth
spot
and
the
side
now
has
12
points
from
13
games.
“I
think
two
big
impact
players
for
us
(Varun
Chakravarthy
and
Sunil
Narine.
We
are
very
lucky
to
have
them,
particularly
Sunil
Narine,
he
has
been
a
huge
part
of
this
franchise
for
a
long
time,
an
integral
part
of
KKR’s
success.
Game
on
game
basis,
you
have
a
look
at
where
they
can
have
the
biggest
impact
in
the
game
and
you
try
to
get
them
in
that
position,”
said
Morgan
in
the
virtual
post-match
press
conference.
Talking
about
his
own
form,
Morgan
said:
“Yeah,
I
am
short
on
runs
in
the
whole
tournament.
I
am
very
lucky
to
be
in
this
position
but
I
have
been
through
these
kinds
of
stages
in
my
career.
The
longer
you
go
without
contributing,
the
closer
you
are
to
actually
contributing.
That
is
just
coming
from
experience.”
Earlier,
a
spirited
bowling
performance
helped
KKR
restrict
SRH
to
115/8
in
the
allotted
20
overs.
For
the
Morgan-led
side,
Tim
Southee,
Shivam
Mavi,
and
Varun
Chakravarthy
returned
with
two
wickets
each
while
for
SRH,
Kane
Williamson
top-scored
with
a
knock
of
26
runs.
“I
think
the
purpose
of
T20
cricket
is
to
be
our
most
entertaining
format,
to
make
it
appealing
to
a
wider
audience.
That
element
of
pure
cricket
was
in
the
wicket
for
the
match
against
SRH.
”If
the
bowlers
bowled
in
the
right
areas,
they
got
their
due
reward
and
the
batters
had
to
work
a
little
bit
harder.
Sometimes
in
T20
cricket,
it
is
good
to
have
that
element,”
said
Morgan.
“I
am
delighted
for
Shubman
Gill,
he
has
shown
a
great
amount
of
promise
in
all
formats
of
the
game.
Probably
over
the
last
two
IPLs,
he
has
continued
to
show
promise.
On
a
tricky
wicket
against
SRH,
he
made
it
look
quite
easy,”
he
added.
Morgan
also
lavished
praise
on
batsman
Gill
and
said
the
KKR
has
done
well
in
adapting
to
the
slow
conditions
here.
Gill
hit
his
first
fifty
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL
2021)
as
KKR
defeated
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
(SRH)
by
six
wickets.
“The
wicket
played
slower
than
we
thought,
than
the
wicket
two
nights
ago.
It
swings
early
in
the
powerplay
in
these
conditions,
but
it
was
sluggish.
We
needed
to
bowl
and
field
well
and
we
did,”
said
Morgan
during
the
post-match
presentation.
“Shubman
played
extremely
well
and
led
the
chase.
The
depth
of
the
squad
to
be
able
to
call
Shakib
is
a
huge
luxury,
so
he
has
had
a
huge
impact.
We
didn’t
know
it
wouldn’t
be
played
in
India,
and
we
have
done
well
in
the
conditions
and
adapted
well,”
he
added.
KKR
needed
116
to
win
in
the
20
overs
but
SRH
bowlers
made
sure
the
Morgan-led
side
had
to
fight
it
out
for
the
win.
SRH
battled
hard
to
try
and
get
a
win,
but
the
target
was
always
too
small.
“We
are
focussed
on
playing
good
cricket
and
we’ve
done
that
in
the
last
three
weeks.
The
game
plan
has
had
a
good
impact
in
the
dressing
room
and
guys
are
putting
their
hands
up.
We
have
done
well
to
adapt
to
the
slow
conditions
and
I’m
happy
with
that,”
said
Morgan.
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