Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson reckons that the franchise has some doubts regarding the participation of South African all-rounder Chris Morris in his team’s clash against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Thursday. Hesson revealed that Morris is recovering from a side strain injury which he picked a few days ago.
Mike Hesson, who had earlier coached the New Zealand national team as well, said that Morris’ absence changes the balance of the Bangalore-based franchise as he is a ‘three in one’ cricketer. The 45-year-old expressed the belief that Chris Morris would be considered for selection after a few games later in the tournament.
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Notably, Chris Morris was bought by RCB for a whopping price of ₹10 crores, with the sole aim of giving depth to RCB’s batting as well as bowling departments.
In a video post by RCB on their Twitter handle, Hesson was heard saying, “Chris Morris, unfortunately, picked up a slight side strain a few days ago, he would have played a huge role through the middle and death overs, his batting would have had a huge impact as well.”
Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson explains why Chris Morris didn’t play against SRH, analyses RCB’s bowling changes and fielding performance on Bold Diaries. pic.twitter.com/9ym7UkmUgx
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) September 22, 2020
He further elaborated, “This does change the balance of our side, he is a three in one cricketer, he is not easy to replace and as a result, we had to change the structure of our side. Hopefully, Chris will come into consideration for selection in a game or two, we will continue to monitor him.”
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made an impressive comeback in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and won the match by 10 runs.
RCB will be playing their second match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on September 24 (Thursday).
