In Archer’s absence, Chris Morris is prepared to take on the additional responsibility of heading the Rajasthan Royals’ pace attack
My position in every IPL team has with the new ball and at the death. That doesn’t really change. Morris said during a simulated press conference. I’ve always had fast bowlers in the squad. It won’t be a new position if I lead an attack. When it comes to leading the strike, there is some transparency. But, as I previously said, it would be impossible for it to be foreign to me, he said. Morris became the most lucrative acquisition in IPL history when the Royals paid Rs. 16.25 crore for the South African all-rounder last month.
I guess it’s normal to feel a little bit of pressure when something like that has happened. I’d dishonest if I said there wasn’t any pressure, but luckily, in the past, I’ve come in with a hefty price tag on my back. At the end of the day, you must succeed regardless of the cost. Morris believes his position in the team differs from that of fellow all-rounder Ben Stokes, whom he considers to have the “magic touch of cricket.”
Morris had previously shared the IPL dressing room with the 26-year-old:
I assume we each play a specific role. Stokes has the ball rolling in the batting order. He is one of the best players in the world. My job is to finish games with the bat, which I hope to do more of this year. I believe he bowled a lot less in the IPL last year than in previous years. Yet when it comes to cricket, the man has a mysterious touch.
So, you know, if we feed off each other in our various positions on the squad, I think we might be quite an interesting couple to face, Morris said. This year, the Royals have a new captain Sanju Samson. Morris had previously shared the IPL dressing room with the 26-year-old. India would have a lot to say when leading the side. However, I have a very close partnership with Sanju and have batted with him in Rajasthan and Delhi. I don’t see him as a young captain rather, I see him as a serious decent cricket player with a fantastic cricket brain. I never imagined I’d play this many IPLs. Your primary goal is to win the IPL, it’s the second-largest trophy, if not the largest, you want to win as a domestic cricketer.
