Cricket without pressure is boring, says RCB all-rounder Morris

Morris has been providing the balance that Virat Kohli’s team was seeking desperately. After missing the first four games of the season due to a side strain, the South African made an instant impact. He has already picked up nine wickets in five matches at a very impressive economy rate of five runs per over. Along with Navdeep Saini, he has plugged the hole that RCB had in the death bowling department. To add to it, he has also been making the new ball talk. So, what has worked for him this season?

“The break due to COVID-19 was really nice for the body and mental freshness. Good to be playing again and it is just about the clarity and how the execution needs to be,” said the 33-year-old in an online media interaction.

“We do a lot of homework. By the time we get to the game, we know what is required. Our plans have been clear. If something fails, we have a plan B ready and if that doesn’t work, we got a plan C. If that also fails, hopefully my over is done (laughs).”

Asked about bowling in the beginning as well as at the death, Morris said: “I feel that I am in a blessed position. Cricket without pressure is boring. You always want to get tested as a cricketer. You need to bowl fast, bowl yorkers and hit sixes. What more do you want? I have not been smacked yet, but it is going to come. But when that happens, I will keep my clarity intact or else things will go pear shaped.”