One first look at Eoin Morgan’s body and one might think that here’s a hitter who will play genuine hits on the ground. Someone who would rely on brain and not physical strength while hitting. Well, England’s limited overs captain has a lot of brains and uses it both while leading his team and when batting.
What he also has is a lot of strength, which he uses to hit six huge ones. Yes, those who haven’t followed Morgan’s career closely would be surprised to learn that this not-so-big-bodied Irishman is actually one of the top six hitters in limited-overs cricket today.
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Morgan ranks third on the list of hitters with over sixes in T20I, with 111 tops to his name. With 218 sixes, he ranks sixth on ODI, a list that has three retired cricketers. So, effectively, he is the third among active players.
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This makes Morgan an extremely deceptive batsman, someone who could avoid being on the radar of opposition bowlers as a great striker and then come off with the bazooka hits.
Upon his return tonight to his former IPL Kolkata Knight Riders team, Morgan will be on the cusp of another record of six hits. If he manages to hit the Mumbai Indians bowlers by 6 sixes in Abu Dhabi, he will become the first English cricketer to reach 300 highs in T20 cricket.
He will become the 21st cricketer to reach the milestone. The list is headed by West Indies T20 legend Chris Gayle, who is 22 sixes short of hitting 1000 highs, which is sure to be a great record.
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