We said that in Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) a long time back and it is great to hear that Virat would open for the RCB. Pommie Mbangwa (former Zimbabwe player) is my friend and as one of my co-commentators, he remembers it. “We have been saying it for the last 6 years. Like RCB captain, Morrison too feels that Virat Kohli opening the innings could change the dynamics for the franchise that has reached three finals without clinching the trophy even once. Could RCB be the Champs for 2021? Let’s see!” said Morrison while hinting at his favourite without declaring it boldly which has become his trademark while doing commentary. Everyone wants a new winner can Royal Challengers Bangalore pull their acts together? They have got a very balanced side now. I mean Mumbai Indians is a Powerhouse, Chennai Super Kings used to be the other powerhouse and Kolkata Knight Riders haven’t won it for a while and Delhi got to the final last year. Who is going to start as favourite for IPL 2021? “It is always tough to predict that. Yet, he was never tired of answering one particular question everyone invariably seems to have posed to him. He got ‘upset’ when a waiter didn’t serve halwa someday along with lunch during his week-long stay in Patna. The former New Zealand pacer is a great fan of Indian cuisine and has developed a sweet tooth as well. From that perspective, it is immense and a crowd takes it to another level.” You talk about big superstars or foreign players and all the Indian players of course play in this tournament. “What separates IPL is the quality of cricket since all the big players are mostly available for this league. Nearly 300 international wickets (across 48 Tests and 96 ODIs) for New Zealand is perhaps sufficient for stardom in his country but Morrison believes that IPL has transformed the game which goes beyond the boundaries of India. We had this situation in Dubai last year and now here in India,” says the Auckland-based commentator who also has got home in Dubai because of his frequent TV assignments in the sub-continent.įrom the mid-80s to mid-90s, Morrison carved a special niche as one of the premier fast bowlers of his generation. It’s very frustrating that we won’t have fans in the stadium at least to start with. Crowd and energy from the fans are part of the whole show and they really do make it. “The difficulty now in these Covid time is that unfortunately, the crowd is not going to be there. And, that is what gives energy and enthusiasm to someone like Morrison who thrives on crowd presence to lift his own performances. However, what makes IPL a truly lively tournament is the presence of thousands of neutral fans on each venue. Of course, there is always a unique kind of buzz if you compare it with the other T20 leagues across the world. And as a commentator and as a former player, we love coming over here,” says the 55-year-old Kiwi. “By far away it’s the biggest tournament on the planet. As an effervescent commentator, Morrison is a globetrotter but he is unapologetically a fan of the Indian Premier League. So much so that, Morrison was always in demand for the selfies in Patna where he was the mentor for the Patna Pilots, one of the five teams in the inaugural Bihar Cricket League. The IPL has given Morrison a new identity in world cricket and he enjoys this limelight especially in India which by his own admission is surprising as well as humbling. One of the most exuberant commentators of modern broadcasting, Danny Morrison is currently going under the mandatory quarantine period in Chennai for the IPL 2021.
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