A new day, a new game, but the same old result as Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell smashed his way to a 17-ball 48 to help set the game for KKR against Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday night.
Russell
Kolkata:
“You have to make sure you have a clear head. When I go out to bat with a little run, it just gets my body warm, gets the adrenaline rush. It’s not something I do just because I want to, but it’s something I do to get warm, get into the mood, swing my bat a few times. If the first ball is in the slot, I go at it. It’s just certain logics. I have been doing over the years and it’s been working and I am happy,” he said.
But it could have been all over for Russell even before he started because KXIP bowler Mohammed Shami had cleaned him up with the perfect yorker. Luckily for the batsman, Punjab had only three fielders inside the circle so it was adjudjed a no-ball.
“Thanks to that guy was outside the ring. It’s the new guy, I forgot his name, but well done. Thank you,” Russell smiled.
After his blitzkrieg against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening game, it was KXIP’s time to face the heat and the all-rounder said that he likes to keep things simple at the batting crease.
“You have to make sure you have a clear head. When I go out to bat with a little run, it just gets my body warm, gets the adrenaline rush. It’s not something I do just because I want to, but it’s something I do to get warm, get into the mood, swing my bat a few times. If the first ball is in the slot, I go at it. It’s just certain logics. I have been doing over the years and it’s been working and I am happy,” he said.
But it could have been all over for Russell even before he started because KXIP bowler Mohammed Shami had cleaned him up with the perfect yorker. Luckily for the batsman, Punjab had only three fielders inside the circle so it was adjudjed a no-ball.
“Thanks to that guy was outside the ring. It’s the new guy, I forgot his name, but well done. Thank you,” Russell smiled.