Dynamic all-rounder Andre Russell has been an integral part of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) set-up but his injury concerns have kept him from actively participating in the past few seasons. Similar problem was observed on Wednesday night when he was 13. came to bowlth Chasing the target of 129 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the over.
Before making his mark, Russell was seen walking awkwardly. In the last over, he dived near the boundary line and it looked like he had a shoulder injury. When he was handed the bowl, he could not go beyond 120 kmph and was hammered for 15 by RCB all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed.
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KKR head coach Brendon McCullum addressed the issue after the match and admitted that Russell was not fully fit to score 13 runs.th Above. The former accepted that 12. dive intoth There was pain in the over, which prevented the all-rounder from bowling at full force.
“Dre ran around the boundary, dived and blocked the boundary for us which was fantastic. Unfortunately, he just picked up a slight bump, which meant his shoulders were a bit sore. But being Dre Dre, he still wanted to try and get the job done. He wasn’t capable enough, but look, those are things that happen in low-scoring games,” McCullum said at a post-match presser.
The extent of Russell’s restlessness became apparent in the death overs when KKR skipper Shreyas Itter had to take the services of Venkatesh Iyer for 18.th Above.
“In terms of Venkatesh Iyer, he is definitely a bowling option for us. When you play that extra batsman, you try to share your four overs between Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer and even Nitish Rana. But yes, as the tournament gets deeper, Venkatesh Iyer has got a bigger role for us with the ball and it definitely helps us try to balance our side,” McCullum said.
Although the Caribbean cricketer returned to bowl the final over, he could not defend 7 runs. Dinesh Karthik hit a six off the very first ball, followed by a four to take RCB home.
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