Ben Stokes surprised to see Sunil ahead of Morgan

Despite having the likes of Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, in his line-up, after the dismissals of Gill and Nitish Rana, Karthik sent in Narine to bat ahead of the English batsman, sparking a debate.

Hyderabad: Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Dinesh Karthik changed his strategy against Chennai Super Kings by not sending Caribbean star Sunil Narine to open the innings, instead Rahul Tripathi went in with young Shubman Gill on Wednesday.

Despite having the likes of Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, in his line-up, after the dismissals of Gill and Nitish Rana, Karthik sent in Narine to bat ahead of the English batsman, sparking a debate. Rajasthan Royals’ all-rounder and Morgan’s teammate in the English team Ben Stokes took to twitter to express his shock over the decision. Stokes, who is in quarantine in UAE, wrote, “Narine before Morgan???”

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh replied to the tweet suggesting it was like Yuvraj batting before a player like Stokes. The southpaw replied to Stokes saying, “Yeah it’s like Yuvraj before Stokes. Sometimes u got to let the all-rounders go before, bowlers who can bat before a proper batsman to slog.”