Morgan quits IPL to chase Middlesex runs
Middlesex have received a boost with the news that Eoin Morgan will not play in this year’s Indian Premier League.
Morgan, who last week was named Middlesex’s limited-overs captain, has pulled out of Wednesday’s player auction for the big-money t20 tournament.
The 27-year-old will instead play County Championship cricket for Middlesex in the hope of reigniting his Test career ahead of the summer series against Sri Lanka and India.
Morgan last played a Test match for England in February 2012 and he lost his central contract with the ECB this winter to Joe Root.
But the explosive left-hander will be hoping some early-season runs might put him in contention to replace Kevin Pietersen, who has been told his England career is over.
Morgan has featured in three editions of the IPL, for the Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders, and scored 307 runs in 14 innings last year.
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