DUBAI: After suffering a five-wicket loss against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders‘ head coach Brendon Mccullum said that his side would definitely want some more runs from skipper Eoin Morgan in the upcoming matches.
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KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal played knocks of 67 and 40 respectively in Punjab’s win with three balls to spare. Shahrukh Khan also scored 22 runs off just nine balls to help Rahul’s side get over the line.

“Morgan is one of our senior players and he is one of our international batters. As captain also, in his own head, he would have liked to contribute a lot more runs,” said McCullum during a virtual post-match press conference.
“Actually, I think he has captained the side really well tactically. (But) We want some more runs from him, no doubt in that. You need runs from your overseas batters.
“We played a great game. Punjab Kings deserved to win because they seized the key moments. I still felt we had a chance in the game. With two overs to go, Punjab Kings were exactly we were in our innings. It was touch and go. Small margins in this game and it did not go our way,” he added.

Earlier, Venkatesh Iyer played a knock of 67 runs off just 49 balls to help KKR post 165/7. For Punjab Kings, Arshdeep Singh returned with three wickets.
“Venkatesh Iyer is definitely an all-rounder. It is not just his cricketing ability, it is his mindset and cricketing brain. He has a great perspective on the sport and he is a guy with huge ambitions. He has a great future as a genuine all-rounder. I think he is one of those cricketers who is going to get better and better. I think what he has done so far shows he belongs at this level.”

When asked about the controversial catch of KL Rahul that was given not-out in the penultimate over, McCullum said: “We have played enough cricket to know that they can go either way. If they go your way, you feel content with it and if it goes the other side, you understand it and wish it had gone your way. I certainly do not think that was the (reason for) losing or winning the game.”
“It was a fabulous effort by Rahul Tripathi. We dropped a few catches but a lot of them were difficult. That is one area we can improve,” he added.
KKR will next square off against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium.