Explosive West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell suffered a nasty blow on the head while batting in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match on Thursday. Russell wa🍸s playing for the Jamaica Tallawahs at Sabina Park. Post🐭 the incident, he was immediately rushed to the hospital for a CT scan.
St Lucia Zouks fast bowler Hardus Viljoen’s short ball had hit Russell’s helmet near the right⛄ ear.
The 31-꧒year-old fell on the ground, and the Zouks’ fielders helped him remove his helmet. However, when the medical team arrived to🐻 check Russell’s condition, the right-hander was able to stand up on his feet.
Jamaica Tallawahs tweeted – “Andre Russell has been stretched off, after being hit by Viljoen. Get well soon Dre Russ! #FiWiTallawahs #JamaicaTallawahs #CPL19 #CricketPlayedLouder #Sports #Jamaica #cricket”
Andre Russell has been stretched of🅠f, after being hit by Viljoen😔
Get well soon Dre Russ! 🏏
— Jamaica Tallawahs (@JAMTallawahs)
The🦩 big-hitting Jamaican started walking off the field w⭕ith a brace on his neck. He couldn’t make the long walk back to the pavilion, and hence, a stretcher was arranged.
Tallawahs head coach Donovan 𒊎Miller said that there wasn’t any fresh update on Andre Russell’s injury as of now.
In the meantime, this is what the 🌄official page of the Caribbean Premier Lea﷽gue posted on Twitter –
“RUSSELL UPDATE: Andre Russell has gone to hospital for a scan. He left the field on a stretcher earlier having been hit on the head by a bouncer.”
RUSSELL UPDATE: Andre Russell has gone to hospi♚tal for a scan. He left the field on a stretcher earlier havin💙g been hit on the head by a bouncer.
— CPL T20 (@CPL)
Later on, an update from the 💧franchise confirmed that Russell was in no such danger as the injury was not a serious one.
They wrote – “UPDATE: Russell has been cleared of any damage. He will head back to the team hotel.”
UPDATE: Russell has been 💜cleared of any damage. He wil🌠l head back to the team hotel.
— Jamaica Tallawahs (@JAMTallawahs)
J𝓡amaica Tallawahs put 170 runs on the board in their stipulated 20 overs, which St Lucia Zouks easily chased down with 20 balls remaining.
