Winning is often difficult to initiate, Evan Morgan

Winning is often difficult to initiate, Evan Morgan

Harare,

The Harare Hurricanes secured their first win in the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 against the Durban Qalandars in a high-scoring match on Sunday in Harare at Harare Sports Club. Captain of the Harare Hurricanes, Eoin Morgan Was understandably delighted and explained that sometimes getting off the mark is the hardest thing.

Morgan talked about the challenges a newly assembled franchise has to overcome quickly and how they need to adapt to extract the best performance out of each player.

The former England captain said, “It’s often the hardest thing to do to start winning. You get together with a new group of players and a new team in its first year of the tournament so trying to get a win under your belt is extremely important. We have continued to improve since the first game. So, the signs are good. We asked the players to be adaptable every day so that we turn up to play in the tournament with a fluid mindset. The guys have done that and it has resulted in us getting some points on the board at a really important time.”

“It will benefit you in the long term and you talk about the grassroots here, giving people the structural facilities and ultimately allowing cricket to be their profession and hopefully, this can set an example and provide a clear pathway for investment,” Morgan further added.

He said, “The experience has been amazing so far. It’s my first time in Zimbabwe and it’s been a great experience for me and I think on-and-off-the-field the people have been lovely. Very welcoming very excited and delighted that a competition has come that has got a lot of international players, particularly current players. This ground is just wonderful. It reminds me a lot of the Caribbean and has a real Caribbean-style feel with the grass bank on one side and then the stands, the old pavilion, and the atmosphere that’s created with a lot of people on the far side of the ground. Over the three days with singing and just general festival type, the atmosphere is good, so are the games, so yeah, I hope it continues and then gets better.”