Eoin Morgan or Dinesh Karthik, Who Will Captain KKR? Brendon McCullum Confirms!

After Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) roped in England's World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan for a whopping Rs 5.25 Cr in the IPL auction, speculations on change in captaincy are doing rounds on the Internet.

The franchise's new head coach Brendom McCullum has cleared the air by saying that Dinesh Karthik will remain the captain. “Dinesh is definitely our captain. We wanted to get as much experienced leadership as possible and Eoin Morgan is one of the very best leaders going around currently in our game," he said.

“A perfect leiutenant for Dinesh Karthik and he (Morgan) will also fill the gap at No.4. He is in the form of his life. He is going to be a fine asset coming back to KKR."

KKR also swooped Australia pacer Pat Cummins for a record Rs 15.50 Cr.