South African all-rounder Chris Morris retires from all forms of cricket
Cricket | Jan 11, 2022, 02:42 PM ISTThe 34-year-old cricketer made the announcement on social media.
The 34-year-old cricketer made the announcement on social media.
Star all-rounder Chris Morris says the inability to win the big moments of a game is costing Rajasthan Royals dearly after the former champions suffered a seven-wicket loss vs SRH.
The fast-medium bowler and lower-order explosive hitter feels that simulations can never match the intensity of real games.
The 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
Chris Morris, who represents Rajasthan Royals in the tournament, revealed the tension among the players when the decision to postpone the IPL was announced.
In the video posted on the RR homepage on Monday, Samson, who scored an unbeaten 42 against KKR, agreed with Morris's assessment with a thumbs-up sign.
Chris Morris became the most expensive cricketer in IPL history (INR 16.25 crore) during the auction earlier this year.
The 33-year-old South African became the most expensive buy in IPL history when he was picked by RR following an intense bidding war at the auction on Thursday.
Australian Glenn Maxwell once again managed to attract a winning Rs 14.25 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The record was previously held by Yuvraj Singh, who was bought by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2015 auction.
Ahead of their do-or-die play-off clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, RCB will hope Washington Sundar and Chris Morris continue to be economical in the powerplay.
MI's Hardik Pandya and RCB's Chris Morris have been reprimanded for breaching the IPL code of conduct.
With 343 runs in 11 matches, Padikkal (20) is RCB's second-highest run-scorer this season behind captain Virat Kohli and has consistently given them good starts at the top of the order
On a year that is 2020, IPL has witnessed a different RCB side, a more settled team with specific roles assigned to the players, all that has led to the team winning five out of their first seven games as many as defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals
Morris took 3/19 in four overs against CSK while he returned with figures of 2/17 against KKR on Monday night. His confidence has rubbed on to young pacer Navdeep Saini who has also done well to contain the batsmen.
Chennai have dropped Kedar Jadhav after his poor show with the bat in two chases - against SRH and KKR - both of which resulted in a defeat for CSK.
Morris has a better economy rate than Kagiso Rabada and Jofra Archer in the death overs in the last three IPL seasons. Morris's economy rate of 8.28 since IPL 2017 has been only behind Jasprit Bumtrah's 7.99.
Morris, who was bought for Rs 10 crore by RCB in a bid to strengthen its weak death bowling department, had also missed the team's opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The RCB shared a video on their official social media profile where AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Shivam Dube and Chris Morris could be seen in action.
Kagiso Rabada has pulled out of the event due to the a death of immediate family member.
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