At last, Dinesh Karthik has done what numerous Kolkata Knight Riders fans needed him to accomplish for a reasonable time. After seven games - precisely at the midway phase of the opposition, Dinesh Kartik has handover the Knight Riders' captaincy to England's restricted overs skipper Eoin Morgan.
"#IPL2020 Dinesh Karthik informs the KKR management that with a view to focus on his batting and contributing more to the team's cause, he wishes to hand over the team's captaincy to Eoin Morgan: #KolkataKnightRiders (KKR)," KKR tweeted on Friday afternoon while putting out a statement on their website.
"#IPL2020 Dinesh Karthik illuminates the KKR the board that so as to zero in on his batting and offering more to the group's motivation, he wishes to hand over the group's captaincy to Eoin Morgan: #KolkataKnightRiders (KKR)," KKR tweeted on Friday evening, while at the same time putting out an announcement on their site.
England won the ODI World Cup under Morgan's captaincy last year. The aggressive left-hander has scored 175 runs in seven games@35.00.
KKR CEO Venky Mysore said on the KKR website: "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 make a decision such as this. While we were surprised by his decision, we are respectful of his wishes. We are also fortunate that Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain, who has been the vice-captain, is willing to lead the side going forward. 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.
"On behalf of everyone at KKR, we thank DK for all his contributions as the captain over the past two and a half years and wish Eoin the very best going forward."