West Indies call up Andre Russell for last two ODIs against England
Cricket | February 26, 2019 11:15 ISTAndre Russell will replace Kemar Roach in the side as the latter has been ruled out of the series owing to a stress reaction in the back.
Andre Russell will replace Kemar Roach in the side as the latter has been ruled out of the series owing to a stress reaction in the back.
The team is already without the services of Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine though the likes of Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo are here.
The Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder was conspicuous by his absence as a 13-member West Indies squad led by Carlos Brathwaite sweated it out under lights.
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The other members of the Windies T20 side who were seen training included Darren Bravo, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Denesh Ramdin and Sherfane Rutherford.
Russell hit three fours and three sixes as the West Indies took only 9.1 overs to reach a target of 91.
The match was organised to raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
KKR beat RR in the eliminator match of play-offs by 25 runs.RR captain Ajinkya Rahane said that 170 was a chaseable target but their batsmen weren't able to hang on for long.
On a day KKR star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicketless, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven.
The battle at the Eden Gardens will see Gayle facing the spin challenge of KKR with West Indies teammate Sunil Narine and India sensation Kuldeep Yadav leading the attack.
Andre Russell, who has been retained by KKR, missed last season's IPL owing to a one-year ban from cricket after violating a whereabouts clause.
Australian Lynn was suffering from a shoulder injury that had ruled him out of the Pakistan Super League, while West Indian hard-hitting all-rounder Russell has pulled a hamstring during a match of PSL.
The right-handed batsman was handed a year ban from playing all forms of cricket for a doping whereabouts rule violation.
The most important question that the KKR fans will be asking themselves is - who will lead Kolkata Knight Riders this time in this edition?
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, who is ready to make a foray into the world of entertainment with an international music video, may also explore a career in Bollywood.
The popular face of West Indies cricket, Andre Russel, who is all set to enter into the world of entertainment with an international music video, recently said that he is interested in doing Bollywood films.
West Indies cricketer Andre Russell has been handed a one-year ban for breaching anti-doping regulations. The Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel took the decision after the player failed to reveal his whereabouts between March and September
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