The International Cricket Council has approved Eoin Morgan as a replacement player for the injured Kevin Pietersen in the England squad.
Published: Mar 07, 2011, 09:40 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 07, 2011, 09:40 PM (IST)
Eoin Morgan would replace Kevin Pietersen in the remainder of the World Cup
New Delhi: Mar 8, 2011
The International Cricket Council has approved Eoin Morgan as a replacement player for the injured Kevin Pietersen in the England squad.
Morgan, a 24-year-old middle-order batsman, has played 38 ODIs for England, scoring 1,160 runs at an average of 40.
Pietersen, the 14th player to be replaced in the tournament, has a hernia injury. The 30-year-old will undergo an operation which he had hoped to postpone until after the World Cup.
Former Ireland batsman Morgan would have been in England’s original squad but for a finger injury. “Eoin Morgan is an exciting cricketer,” England coach Andy Flower told Sky Sports. “It’s going to be good to have him back.”
Ravi Bopara, Morgan’s replacement, made a man-of-the-match winning 60 against South Africa in Chennai. But both Morgan and Bopara are naturally middle-order batsmen, which leaves Flower needing a new opening partner for England captain Andrew Strauss.
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