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When it comes to the shortest format of the game, Andre Russell is a sui generis in so many ways. The sheer scal✃e of devastation he incurs on the opposition with his other-worldly batting is a phenomenon not many cricketers can match.
Even mishits fired from Russell’s bat smoothly sails over the fence, while the sky is a limit for his properly-struck, well-timed strokes. It is a matter of a few hours the Jamaican will be back in action, plying his trade for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Prem⛦ier League (IPL) 🐽2020.
Last season in the cash-laden league, he scored 510 runs in 14 matches at a tremendous average of 56.66, and a striܫke-rate hovering over 200.
The 32-year-old will be leaving no stones unturned to replicate the same sort of performaඣnces this year as well. And, he even made a statement of💝 intent in the recent practice session with the team.
The Knight Riders has posted a video in which Russell w💧as seen clobbering the ball all over the pa𝔍rk. Towards the end of the video, the swashbuckler even smashed the camera glass stationed on the ground.
“Oh gosh! That’s SMASHED – wait for the last shot.. #MuscleRussell warming up to his devastating best!,” read KKR’s caption.
💥 Oh gosh! That’s SMASHED – wait for the last shot.. warming up to his devastating best!
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
KKR will begin their IPL 2020 campaign with a clash against MI
Meanwhile, the Knight Riders will be facing the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), on Wednesday (Seꦆptember 23), to begin their proceedin🔯gs in the 13th season of the T20 extravaganza.
Apart from Russell, KKR possesses a host of explosive batters in the form of Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill and Sunil Narine amongst others.
On the bowling front, Pat Cummins is expected to spearhead the pace-attack while Kuldeep Yadav will be tasked༺ to handle the spin department.
