IPL 2021: WATCH- Planned the yorker to outsmart him- Russell on De Villiers' wicket

Russell dismissed AB de Villiers for a golden duck as RCB were bowled out for 92.

Andre Russell celebrates the fall of AB de Villiers | BCCI/IPLKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a terrific start to their UAE-leg of IPL 2021 as they completely dominated Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) firstly by bowling them out for just 92 runs followed by a comfortable chase as KKR won the match by 9 wickets with 10 overs to spare.

RCB star batter AB de Villiers had smashed a fantastic 76 (34) in Chennai when the two teams faced each other during the first-leg in April but were dismissed for a golden duck on Monday (20 September) by a toe crushing yorker off Andre Russell.

During an interaction with teammate Varun Chakravarthy for IPL, the West Indies all-rounder talked about how he had planned the yorker as Russell knew the right-hand explosive batsman won’t be expecting it straight up.

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Yes, naturally I planned that yorker because before that I was bowling a lot of length balls. I know AB is a clever guy. I was just trying to outsmart him and get it right. It happened. The last time he took us apart in Chennai. This time, I planned to get him out. First-ball yorker and it happened. I backed myself, he wasn't (expecting the yorker),” Russell told Chakravarthy.

After talking about Russell’s price scalp of the wicket-keeper batsman, he asked Chakravarthy to celebrate his wickets with more enthusiasm as the tweaker looks composed even though he had castled the 'big show' Glenn Maxwell.

I want 24 wickets in a match (laughs). It's just that I want to stay focused and not get distracted. If I celebrate too much, I will end up losing focus on what I need to do next. But later on, I do celebrate,” the 30-year-old replied.

 
 

By Swapnil Shireesh Javkhedkar - 21 Sep, 2021

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