Andre Russell sustained shoulder harm throughout KKR vs RCB match, final night time: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) premier all-rounder Andre Russell has now come beneath a critical health subject following his outing towards Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), final night time. Russell damage his shoulder whereas trying to save lots of a boundary on the sector towards Faf du Plessis’ RCB.
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Russell has been an important cog in Kolkata’s squad since IPL 2014. The all-rounder performs a key function for KKR with each bat and ball owing to his sensational cricketing abilities. However, over time, the health considerations of Andre Russell have troubled KKR most of the time.
The Caribbean all-rounder was seen in ache and strolling gingerly whereas bowling within the thirteenth over towards RCB. Owing to his health points, Shreyas Iyer held him till the ultimate over of the match, which ultimately KKR.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum, within the post-match convention, gave a much-required replace on Andre Russell’s uneasiness.
“Dre [Andre Russell] ran around the boundary, dived and stopped that boundary for us which was fantastic. Unfortunately, he just picked up a little bit of a bump, which meant his shoulders were little bit sore. But Dre being Dre, he still wanted to try and get the job done. He wasn’t quite able to but, look, those are the things which happen in low-scoring games,” he mentioned within the post-match press convention.
Russell had a little bit of a tough outing on the sector with each bat and ball towards RCB. The all-rounder conceded 36 runs in simply 2.2 overs at an costly financial system of 15.40. Moreover, he was solely in a position to rating 24 runs from his 18 deliveries.
Shreyas Iyer hailed for his sensible captaincy:
Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have now registered one win and a loss in its two matches of the Tata IPL 2022. KKR gained its opening match towards CSK, nonetheless, fell a number of inches quick towards RCB, final night time.
Skipper Shreyas Iyer was extremely hailed for his apt captaincy within the low scoring thriller towards RCB by the specialists. Iyer used his assets correctly and took the sport to the ultimate over of the match.
KKR will now face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in its third encounter on 1st April within the Wankhede Stadium.
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