· Andre Russell hammers 65 off 19 balls as the Colombo Kings beat the Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League today (Saturday). Colombo Kings scored 96 for 1 off 5 overs in a rain reduced match at Hambantota. The Galle Gladiators replied with just 62 .  · IPL Reasons Why Andre Russell Could be Released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Ahead of Mega Auction After a failed season in UAE, KKR could give his contract a rethink. Andre Russell from Jamaica, made his ODI debut in the World Cup against Ireland. By then, he had already played one Test against Sri Lanka in Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican Cricketer who plays for West Indies. He is considered one of the most powerful hitters of the cricket ball. He is an all-rounder and plays in the middle order for the West Indies. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm fast bowler. Andre Dwayne Russell (born 29 April ) is a Jamaican professional cricketer and plays internationally for the West Indies and for Jamaica in West Indian domestic cricket as an all-rounder. He has played in more than Twenty20 matches for a range of sides in leagues throughout the world. 65 off 19 balls for Andre Russell in the Lanka Premier League - Colombo Kings 96 for 1 in a rain-reduced five-over game. A quiet IPL, but Russell is still undoubtedly T20 cricket's most destructive hitter #LPL — Matt Roller (@mroller98) November 28, Profile By the time Andre Russell was little more than five years into international cricket, he was a two-time world champion. That both titles came in the T20 format defines the kind of cricketer. India vs Australia: ‘He is a proper finisher, better than Andre Russell’, Harbhajan Singh names team India’s ‘very mature batsman’ Impressed by Pandya’s heroics in Sydney, former.

Here are the reasons why one feels he not be retained by the KKR management ahead of the mega auctions:.

Injury Concerns: He may be huge and well-built, but he is injury-prone and that is a massive concern for the KKR management.

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Blizzard Russell Khawaja McKay Watson Hussey c Ahmed Green Coach: Upton. Kolkata Knight Riders — current squad. After some fleeting appearances for Delhi, he was signed up by Kolkata in the Indian T20 League in , where he had a few decent outings and was part of a winning side.

Russell also helped Jamaica Tallawahs reach the knock-out stages of the CPL, he amassed runs and was the third highest run-getter for his team.

Due to these performances, Big Bash team Melbourne Renegades signed up Russell for the fourth edition. The allrounder had to leave halfway through the tournament because of national commitments.

Russell also made it to his second over World Cup as the selectors named him in the man squad. He played a few blistering cameos as the West Indies ended with a quarterfinal finish.

Life was going the merry way for big Russell before the doping controversy hit him later that year.

The Jamaica anti-doping commission charged him for not reporting his whereabouts - a clause that he violated as many as three times.

The incident meant that he wasn't considered for the national team thereafter with the trial going on at that time.

Eventually, Russell was found guilty by the panel handling the investigation of the same and got handed a one-year ban, starting from January 31, Delhi Daredevils were at the fore-front and they fetched him for a whopping sum of , USD.

But sparse chances and injuries restricted his number of games to a handful for the and editions. Year was when fortunes turned around for the burly hitter as he was roped in by KKR.

Fortune Barishal. Gazi Group Chattogram. Hobart Hurricanes. Sydney Sixers. Colombo Kings. Jaffna Stallions. By the time Andre Russell was little more than five years into international cricket, he was a two-time world champion.

That both titles came in the T20 format defines the kind of cricketer he is. A batsman who hits the ball hard enough to make the inanimate thing scream for mercy, he functions primarily as a finisher.

He generates even more pace with the ball in hand and when it is anywhere near him in the field, it doesn't matter at what pace it's travelling.

Russell will probably get to it. He is less a cricketer, in the traditional sense, than an athlete. An allrounder from Jamaica, Russell made his first-class debut at the age of He made his way into the West Indies A squad and captured plenty of attention with his exploits in a over game against Ireland in June , smashing 61 off 34 balls and taking 6 for