IPL 2021: KKR's Eoin Morgan reveals opening combination for Rajasthan Royals, watch

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan has revealed the names of players, who will be opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In a chat with Nasser Hussain and Rob Key for Sky Sports, Morgan reflected on England's limited-overs tour of India where the home side won 3-2 and 2-1 in the T20Is and ODIs respectively.

Morgan was talking about how the destructive batsman Jos Buttler has come through the ranks and has become a successful option at the top of the order in the T20Is and midway revealed that his England teammates Buttler and star all-rounder Ben Stokes will be opening the batting for their franchise Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021, which partly looked an assumption and partly looked like possibility.

"The more opportunities we've (England) given to Jos (Buttler), the better he has got. Very similar instance to Ben (Stokes). The guys just keep getting better and better and better, so it's our responsibility and the team's responsibility to present opportunities to them in the biggest moments of the game," KKR skipper Morgan said.

"Obviously, the two of them will be opening for Rajasthan (Royals) this year in the IPL so that's going to be great to watch. But in a team where you have two superstars opening the batting, as an opposition, I'm thinking, 'Well, better start well!"

Morgan then came back to talking about his national side saying that a similar move could not prove to be beneficial for England as by doing this the side is throwing two of their best players together and strengthening pne particular area rather than spacing them out through the order.

"When you come back to our batting lineup, we need to have that strength and depth in all the areas to win the game. When you throw your two top batsmen at the top, you're heavily weighted and throwing all your chips at one area of the game, as opposed to trying to space it out. Watching the game unravel, (you need to) try to get your best players in the most important part of the game," the England skipper added.

Morgan, who didn't play in the last two ODIs due to a split webbing, will be leading Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on April 11. While the Rajasthan Royals will be led by Sanju Samson after they let go off Steve Smith, in their tournament opener on April 12 in Mumbai against the Punjab Kings.