South African speedster Chris Morris was the talk of the town during the recently Indian Premier league (IPL) mini-auction after he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals (RR) for a whopping sum of Rs 16.25 crore, making the most expensive player in the history of the tournament.
With the 14th season of the lucrative league 10 days away, Morris feels a player needs to deliver irrespective of his price tag.
During a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Morris talked on the pressure that comes with such an expensive price tag. “I think it’s natural to have a little bit of pressure when something like that has happened. I’d be lying to you if there wasn’t any pressure but fortunately enough in the past, I have been coming in with quite a big price tag on my head. At the end of the day, you need to perform, no matter what the price tag is,” he expressed.
Morris also said he was looking forward to a new season and gearing up for to lead RR’s pace attack in the absence of injured Jofra Archer, who has been ruled out of the first half of the tournament due to an elbow injury.
“Every single team that I have played in the IPL, my role has been with the new ball and at the death. That doesn’t really change. I have always had fast bowlers in the team and I’ve been there supporting act,” Morris said.
“It won’t be a new role if I am leading an attack, won’t be new if I am supporting. There is a little bit of responsibility when it comes to leading the attack. But like I said, since it wouldn’t be able to be alien to me,” he added.