Returning to his previous best With both bat and ball, Andre Russell has helped KKR win three in a row.
Andre Russell, a power batter for the Kolkata Knight Riders, has started the 2024 season in blistering form. He appears to be back to his enormous best, smashing the ball around the park. He has scored 105 runs in three innings with a strike rate of 238.64.
On Wednesday, he hit another rapid 19-ball 41 and blasted three massive sixes into the seats, becoming the seventh player to reach 200 sixes for his club.
Player Team sixes Matches
Virat Kohli RCB 242 241
Chris Gayle RCB 239 85
Ab de Villiers RCB 238 156
Kieron Pollard MI 223 189
MS Dhoni CSK 212 223
Rohit Sharma MI 210 201
Andre Russell KKR 200 108
Andre Russell has been a valuable member of the franchise since 2014. Russell scored 2309 runs for KKR in 108 innings, averaging 30.79 and striking at 177.07 per over. He has also scored the most sixes for Kolkata Knight Riders. Russell (200), Nitish Rana (106), Robin Uthappa (85), Yusuf Pathan (85), and Sunil Narine (76).
Russell has demonstrated deadly bowling ability in addition to his hitting prowess. He has always been a true wicket-taker, but his bowling overs would have been carefully regulated because of the injury worry that he had in prior seasons. He has bowled well so far this season, yet again.
Russell took three wickets in an economical session during the earlier tournament match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while the other bowlers were circling the ground. Russell, who had a reputation for bowling heavy balls, would occasionally modify his delivery method and send slower balls down the pitch, creating a two-paced surface that made it difficult for RCB hitters to score.
