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 was playing for the Jamaica Tallawahs at Sabina P൩ark. 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 th❀e 𝓀right ear.
The 31-year-old fel𝔍l on the ground, and the Zouks’ fielders𝓀 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 off, after being hit by Viljoen😔
Get well soon Dre Russ! 🏏
— Jamaica Tallawahs (@JAMTallawahs)
The big-hitting Jamaican sta𝓡rted walking off the field with a brace 💜on his neck. He couldn’t make the long walk back to the pavilion, and hence, a stretcher was arranged.
Tallawahs head coachꦑ Donovan Miller 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 League 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: And𒐪re Rꩲussell has gone to hospital for a scan. He left the field on a stretcher earlier having been hit on the head by a bouncer.
— CPL T20 (@CPL)
Later on, an update from the franchi🥀se 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 will ไhead back to the team hote꧋l.
— Jamaica Tallawahs (@JAMTallawahs)
Jamaica Tall🃏awahs put 170 runs on the board in their stipulated 20 overs, which St Lucia Zouꦫks easily chased down with 20 balls remaining.
