Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) witnessed a sudden turn of events during the last year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Their skipper Dinesh Karthik decided to drop him from the captaincy position all of a sudden. Following some reasons, Karthik took himself away from the captaincy and Eoin Morgan had appointed as the captain.  

During the recent interview, Dinesh Karthik answered what was going through in his mind during that phase. He stated that Morgan was a bit hesitant in becoming the captain of the team. 

During a recent episode of the podcast ’22 yarns with Gaurav Kapur, Dinesh Karthik said, “We were aware of it. I think a lot of credit should be given to KKR because they handled it very well. They understood my situation. I was the problem, nobody else. From the moment, I’m not very sure, then they’re like ‘fine, there’s Morgan’.”

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When Karthik decided to step down, KKR was at 4th position on the points table. The team had secured four victories out of 7 games at that moment. The wicket-keeper batsman took this step for some personal reasons. The franchise and the management had no influence in taking the call. 

The English captain was shocked to see this move from their team’s main man. He stated, ‘are you crazy? Why would you do this? I don’t understand what you’re trying to do.’

Currently doing the commentary in the UK, Dinesh Karthik has led the KKR side since 2018. The Kolkata side ended that season at 3rd position with good performances from the players.

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However, now with a lack of clarity on foreign players’ availability for Phase 2 of IPL 2021, KKR will be expected to give the captaincy role back to Dines Karthik. In Morgan’s absence, he can be the perfect man to take his side over the victory line.