ANDRE RUSSELL

Andre Russell had a bumper IPL 2019 where he made over 500 runs at a strike rate of over 180 and hit more than 50 sixes himself. He won KKR matches from impossible situations and the same was expected from him this time also.

But Russell came into IPL 2020 with an injury to his hamstring and bowled just 18 overs in 10 matches. He also couldn’t find the middle of the bat when it came to him to destroy bowling attacks as per his reputation. He made 117 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 144.44 with the highest score of 25, with just 6 sixes to his name.

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He then injured his knee during a fielding attempt and it further hampered his already fragile body and it overall hurt KKR’s plans as well, as they depended heavily on Russell to get them out a problem with his bat. His injured body couldn’t take the load of such strain and it affected his game and KKR’s chances for playoffs qualification.