IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts as Karthik hands over KKR captaincy to Morgan

Eoin Morgan will lead Kolkata Knight Riders for the rest of IPL 2020 after Dinesh Karthik steps down.

By Kashish Chadha - 16 Oct, 2020

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Dinesh Karthik on Friday (October 16) decided to quit the team's captaincy and hand over the reins to Eoin Morgan for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

Karthik had led KKR in the first seven games of the competition with mix results, the two-time champions winning four and losing three of their fixtures so far. The Indian wicketkeeper had first taken over as skipper upon joining the KKR set-up in 2018.

???? "DK and Eoin have worked brilliantly together during this tournament and although Eoin takes over as captain, this is effectively a role swap," says CEO and MD @VenkyMysore #IPL2020 #KKR https://t.co/6dwX45FNg5
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 16, 2020

While the current decision did come as a shock to many, the leadership mettle is only being shifted to capable hands, with Morgan's captaincy credentials hardly in doubt.

Before reuniting with the KKR franchise after seven years, the left-hand batsman had taken England to their maiden ODI World Cup title in the summer of 2019.

However, with such a big move being made in the middle of the season, Cricket fraternity reacted in surprise and hoped that things do go right for KKR, the two-time champions.

Here are the best of those tweets:

Mid season change in Captaincy is never a comfortable situation for the team members. Hope #kkr doesn't go astray from here. They are very much in the race for the playoffs! #DineshKarthik #Eoinmorgan
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 16, 2020

They have a game tonight. And while it’s their decision to make, Morgan’s batting form has left a lot to be desired in #IPL2020 There’s another team in the competition that’s struggling with their overseas captain’s form. https://t.co/GiQOvH7nJo
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 16, 2020

I’m glad Wat i thought on 4th of october came true. But i must confess it takes courage to step down from captaincy from a high profile team like KKR. I’m sure #DineshKarthik will rock as a batsman ???? https://t.co/QfvqGJVT8E
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) October 16, 2020

The player in @DineshKarthik is very imp for @KKRiders this might well help them get the best of him. @Eoin16 can take the pressure of him and it this might turn out to be a very imp and timely call.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 16, 2020

Interesting to hear, @Eoin16 taking over the captaincy at #KKR this highlights how critical captaincy is and having the best possible person at the helm! #Leadership #IPL2020
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) October 16, 2020

By Kashish Chadha - 16 Oct, 2020

IPL 2020: Cricket fraternity reacts as Karthik hands over KKR captaincy to Morgan

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