Former English skipper, Kevin Pietersen has never been known for mincing his words and it was no different when he was a quite candid whole expressing his view on all-rounder Chris Morris, who hails from Pietersen’s country of origin, South Africa, was not worth the ₹16.25 crores paid for him by Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the IPL 2021 Players Auction.
Chris Morris got RR over the line
During an exclusive chat in the Star Sports Live Feed Select Dugout, Kevin Pietersen said, “This is going to sound harsh, but he (Morris) went for a lot more money than I would have ever paid for, to be completely honest. I just don’t think that he’s worth that kind of number. I think there’s pressure on him. He’s not a first choice for the South African side. So, I think we’re expecting too much.”
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He further added, “There’s too much talk about him. I don’t think he’s the kind of guy that’s going to consistently deliver. I mean this with the greatest deal of respect. There’s nothing special about what he does, and if he does run-in, he’ll run-in for two games. And then he’ll go missing for a few games and it’s not the kind of thing that you should be seeing. He has the attributes.”
In IPL 2021 so far, Morris has only managed to score 48 runs from four matches at a strike rate of a decent strike rate of 154.83, with a match-winning unbeaten knock of 36 which came off 18 balls against Delhi Capitals in RR’s only win.
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With the ball, the South African has managed to take five wickets from the same number of matches with an economy of 9.92 and a best of 2/33. In IPL 2020, while playing for RCB, Morris only managed to score 34 runs in 9 matches while he scalped 11 wickets.
