DTVHINDIAndre Russell: “Why should I retire, I want to play the next T20 World Cup in 2026: Andre Russell
West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup in 2026. Andre Russell. (Photo by TONY ASHBY/AFP via Getty Images) Andre Russell wants to play T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. This tournament will be jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. The 36-year-old Russell was considering retiring from international cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup but revealed that he changed his decision after a conversation with West Indies head coach Darren Sammy and will now prepare his body for the next mega tournament. Russell is one of the biggest names in T20 cricket. He has scored 1033 runs at a strike rate of 163.70 and taken 60 wickets in 82 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. Talking about continuing his international career for the West Indies, Russell said that the Caribbean team has a lot of talent, but he wants to inspire the young players so that they can become even better and fight for their place in the team. Why should I retire: Andre Russell Speaking to Jamaica Gleaner, Russell said, “I spoke to Sammy and he told me that he wants me to play international cricket for a few more years. Seeing the talent in the Caribbean team, I think I will push my body more and play international cricket for the next two years.” Russell further said, “I definitely want to play in the 2026 World Cup because I have a lot of talent that can come out. I could have retired from international cricket, but I want to see how the young all-rounders perform. I can still hit the ball anywhere, bowl at a good pace, am still fit and can run in the field. I don’t think I should stop now.” Andre Russell’s current status Currently, Andre Russell is playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). His team has won five out of eight matches so far and has qualified for the playoffs, which will start on October 1. The Kieron Pollard-led side will next play against Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors and if they win both the matches, they will secure their place in the top two, giving them two chances to qualify for the final.
West Indies announced their team for the T20 series against South Africa, Andre Russell and Jason Holder were rested
Cricket West Indies has announced its 15-member squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa. West Indies Team (Pic Source-X) Recently a two match test series was played between West Indies and South Africa. South Africa won this two match test series 1-0. Now after the test series, a three match T20 series is to be played between these two teams. West Indies has announced its team for the upcoming T20 series. Andre Russell and Jason Holder have been rested in the West Indies team. Let us tell you, Andre Russell was included in the West Indies team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, although the host could not make it to the semi-finals of this important tournament. After the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Andre Russell was seen playing in The Hundred Men 2024 tournament. In this important tournament, the experienced all-rounder was seen performing brilliantly for London Spirit. Cricket West Indies has announced its 15-member squad for the three-match T20 series against South Africa. Apart from Andre Russell, Jason Holder has also been rested for the upcoming series. Jason Holder has played five consecutive Test matches for his country. Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe said, ‘Andre Russell has asked us for some time to rest and we would also like to give rest to Jason Holder who has played five consecutive Tests against England and South Africa. During this period, both of them will be monitored by the CWI science and medical team.’ Alzari Joseph was also given rest West Indies’ brilliant fast bowler Alzari Joseph has also been rested for the upcoming T20 series. West Indies captaincy has been handed over to Rovman Powell while Roston Chase has been appointed vice-captain. The team’s head coach Darren Sammy said, ‘It is always a big deal to perform against a strong team like South Africa. We would definitely like to win the upcoming T20 series. West Indies’ performance in white ball cricket has always been very good and all the players have a hunger for victory. There is a lot of confidence in this team and their eyes are on the T20 World Cup 2026.’ Here is the West Indies squad for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa: Rovman Powell (captain), Roston Chase (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Matthew Ford, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Akeel Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd. This captain has won the most matches for his country in Test cricket Pat Cummins is very desperate to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 In the history of IPL auction, no bid was ever made on Virat Kohli, know the reason Virat Kohli made his debut 16 years ago, today he is a star in every format When Hardik was being abused in IPL, the atmosphere in the dressing room was like this Players who won the Player of the Match in the final of Champions Trophy- Sachin was about to punch Rahul Dravid in the dressing room…! Know the whole story…
MLC 2024: Travis Head’s bat broke due to Andre Russell’s lethal bowling, video goes viral
This incident was seen in the 11th match of Major League Cricket MLC (Image Credit- Twitter/X) A strange incident has been seen in match number 11 of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024. Let us tell you that in this match, Australian opener Travis Head’s bat broke on the bowling of Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell, the video of which went viral on social media in no time. This 11th match of the tournament was played between Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) and Washington Freedom (WSF) at Church Street Park Stadium in Mooresville. During Washington’s innings in this match, Russell bowled a short length ball, on which Head’s bat broke while playing a pull shot and fell in the mid-on region. Also, as soon as Head’s bat broke, his reaction was also worth watching. Watch this viral video of Travis Head’s bat breaking Washington Freedom (WSF) won the match by 8 wickets On the other hand, if we tell you the status of the match, Washington Freedom has won by 8 wickets against Los Angeles Knight Riders. Losing the toss and batting first, Los Angeles was all out on a total score of 129 runs in 18.4 overs. Saif Badar was the only one who could play the best innings of 35 runs for the team, while Andre Russell contributed 20 runs. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. Talking about Washington’s bowling, Saurabh Netravalkar got the maximum 4 wickets, Glenn Maxwell got 3, Lockie Ferguson got 2 and Rachin Ravindra got 1 wicket. After this, Washington Freedom came out to chase the target of 130 runs given by Los Angeles, and achieved it in just 16 overs on the basis of Travis Head’s brilliant innings of 54 runs. Apart from Head, captain Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 42 and Andries Goos remained unbeaten on 15*. From Los Angeles’ side, only Spencer Johnson and Shadley van Schalkwyk got 1-1 wickets.
MLC 2024: Andre Russell hits a 107-meter long six against Haris Rauf, watch viral video
Russell’s team had to face defeat in the match. San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders (Image Credit- Twitter/X) MLC 2024, San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: There is no match for the power hitting of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell in T20 cricket. And Russell’s power hitting was seen in the second season of the ongoing Major League Cricket. Let us tell you that the fourth match of the ongoing tournament was played on 8th July between San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders. In this match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Andre Russell played a great shot against Haris Rauf, which went straight out of the stadium towards the leg side. As soon as Russell played this shot, the video of his shot started going viral on social media very fast. In the match, Russell remained unbeaten by scoring 40* runs in 25 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes, but his team had to face defeat in the match. Watch the video of this amazing shot by Andre Russell Andre Russell Vs Haris Rauf: 2023 – 108M six.2024 – 107M six. pic.twitter.com/p5t9PIbX3t — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 8, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the match, then Los Angeles Knight Riders had to face defeat by 6 wickets. Batting first, the Riders scored 165 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Russell was the top scorer for the team by scoring 40 runs, while Shakib Al Hasan scored 35 runs and Jason Roy scored 26 runs. Talking about the bowling of Unicorns, Brady Couch and Haris Rauf got 2-2 wickets, Abrar Ahmed and Liam Plunkett took 1-1 wickets. After this, when San Francisco Unicorns came out to chase the target of 166 runs given by Los Angeles Knight Riders, they achieved this target in 15.2 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Finn Allen played a brilliant innings of 63 runs in 37 balls for Unicorns, for which he was given the Player of the Match award.
T20 World Cup 2024: Andre Russell selected the top 4 to reach the semi-finals, see which teams got a place
20 teams are participating in T20 World Cup T20 World Cup 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 9th season of the T20 World Cup is being played under the hosting of West Indies and USA. A total of 55 matches will be played between 20 teams for the title battle. So far, cricket fans have got to see some exciting matches in the tournament. Also, smaller teams have upset the bigger teams. In such a situation, no one can predict which teams will make it to the next round of the tournament. However, amidst all this, West Indies’ two-time T20 World Cup champion all-rounder Andre Russell has selected the top 4 teams that will reach the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Let’s know which teams are going to reach the semi-finals according to Russell? Andre Russell selected the semi-finalists of T20 World Cup Let us tell you that a video of Andre Russell has been shared by his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on its official X account. In this video, Russell says- I think West Indies will reach the semi-finals, India and Australia also have good chances of reaching the semi-finals. Apart from this, the fourth team can be England as they have performed well on Caribbean soil in the recent past. Watch this video of Andre Russell Dre Russ shares his Top 4 teams for the #T20WorldCup – let us know yours too! pic.twitter.com/31GvMg7Hw4 — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) June 9, 2024 On the other hand, if we talk about Andre Russell’s team and West Indies, which is hosting the ongoing T20 World Cup, they have played only two matches so far, in which they have won. West Indies won the first match against Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets. After this, they won a big victory by 134 runs in the second match against Uganda. After this, West Indies will face New Zealand in their next match on 12 June. This match between the two teams will be played at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. By winning this match, West Indies will secure their place in Super 8.
VIDEO: Andre Russell celebrated after KKR’s victory, danced with Ananya Pandey on the song ‘Loot Put Gaya’
IPL 2024 has now ended successfully. In the final match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their third title. After this victory, the KKR team is celebrating fiercely. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media in which the team’s star player Andre Russell is dancing fiercely with Bollywood actress Ananya Pandya. In fact, after winning the trophy, KKR players partied all night. Meanwhile, Andre Russell was seen celebrating in the celebration party after winning the final, in which he danced with Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey on his team’s owner Shahrukh Khan’s superhit song ‘Lutt Put Gaya’. KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the final of IPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, May 26. By virtue of the one-sided win, Kolkata won the IPL trophy for the third time. They had previously won the T20 league in 2012 and 2014, but both times under the captaincy of current mentor Gautam Gambhir. Talking about Russell’s performance in the IPL final, he performed brilliantly with the ball. He was brilliant in bowling, he took three wickets and gave only 19 runs in 2.3 overs. Although Russell’s bat remained silent throughout the IPL season, he performed brilliantly in bowling and took 19 wickets in the entire tournament. There is no doubt that Russell has been the most important player for Kolkata Knight Riders. He has been a key player for them since the year 2014. He has made significant contributions with the ball and bat in almost every season.
KKR vs MI: Piyush Chawla made Andre Russell his victim by throwing the ball at a speed of 117Kph.
Andre Russell played an inning of 24 runs in 14 balls against Mumbai Indians. Piyush Chawla & Andre Russell (Photo Source: In IPL 2024, the big match of 11th May is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens. Due to rain, the overs were reduced to 16-16 overs. KKR has set a target of 158 runs for Mumbai Indians to win. Mumbai Indians spin bowler Piyush Chawla has shown the way to the pavilion to Andre Russell by bowling the ball at a speed of 117 km per hour, which is being discussed a lot on social media. This is how Andre Russell got trapped in Piyush Chawla’s trap. The 13th over of Kolkata Knight Riders’ innings was bowled by Piyush Chawla. 9 runs had come on the first five balls of the over. Chawla bowled the last ball at a speed of 117 km per hour, on which Andre Russell tried to pull and hit a big shot. The ball went in the air and Anshul Kamboj took a brilliant catch at deep square leg. Andre Russell had to return to the pavilion after scoring 24 runs in 14 balls. Piyush Chawla bowled at 117kph to dismiss Andre Russell. Just Chawla things! 📸: Jio Cinema pic.twitter.com/Hb5kK7ChfD — CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 11, 2024 Piyush Chawla has taken two big wickets for 28 runs in 3 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders today. Before Russell, he had dismissed Venkatesh Iyer (42) in the 9th over. Venkatesh Iyer good innings for KKR Batting first after losing the toss against Mumbai Indians, Kolkata scored 157 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. The team had lost three wickets at the score of 40. Phil Salt (6), Sunil Narine (0) and captain Shreyas Iyer (7) were returned to the pavilion cheaply. Nitish Rana (33), Andre Russell (24), Rinku Singh (20) made important contributions by playing short innings. Ramandeep Singh scored unbeaten 17 runs in 8 balls. Whereas Venkatesh Iyer played the highest innings of 42 runs in 21 balls for the team. Jasprit Bumrah and Piyush Chawla took 2-2 wickets for Mumbai Indians. Whereas Nuwan Thushara and Anshul Kamboj took 1-1 wicket.
Rinku Singh and Andre Russell pair like Jai-Viru: Shahrukh Khan
Kings Khan praised Russell for fostering strong relationships with the team’s young players Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Shah Rukh Khan The 51st match of IPL 2024 will be played today i.e. on 3rd May between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium. Earlier, Bollywood superstar and KKR team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has reacted about the mutual relations between the players. He has given a big statement regarding the bonding between Andre Russell and Rinku Singh. While being available on Star Sports, Shahrukh Khan, seeing the bonding between Russell and Rinku, called them Jai-Viru pair. During this, Kings Khan praised Russell for fostering a strong relationship with the young players of the team. Shah Rukh Khan said, apart from all these great qualities, he is treating the young players well. There is a strong bonding between Rinku and him like the friendship of Jai-Veeru. They are very different, yet they love each other and help each other as players. Performance of Andre Russell and Rinku Singh in the current season If we talk about the performance of Andre Russell and Rinku Singh in the ongoing IPL season, the Caribbean player has scored 179 runs in 9 matches at an average of 44.75, which includes one half-century. Whereas Rinku Singh has scored 123 runs in 9 matches at an average of 20.50. His highest score is 26 runs. Talking about the performance of Kolkata team (KKR), under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2024, the team has won 6 out of 9 matches, while it has faced defeat in 3 matches. KKR is at the second position in the points table with 12 points.
KKR vs RCB: Andre Russell won the “Player of the Match” award, scored 27* runs in 20 balls and then took three big wickets.
Andre Russell scored 27 runs in the first 20 balls against RCB, then while bowling, he also took 3 big wickets. Andre Russell (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) IPL 2024, KKR vs RCB: Andre Russell Won POTM Award: The 36th match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens. In the match, Kolkata defeated RCB by 1 run. Batting first, KKR scored 222 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. While chasing the target, Bengaluru team was all out for 221 runs in 20 overs. The hero of this victory of Kolkata Knight Riders was Andre Russell, who played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs and also took 3 big wickets. Andre Russell was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance. Andre Russell played a good inning of 27 runs Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders lost 5 wickets at the score of 137. After which Andre Russell came to the crease. After Phil Salt (48), Sunil Narayan (10), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (3), Venkatesh Iyer (16) and Rinku Singh (24) returned to the pavilion cheaply. Andre Russell played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs with the help of 4 fours in 20 balls, and played a big role in taking the team’s total to 222. Russell tightened the noose on three RCB batsmen While chasing the target, RCB got a bad start, losing 2 wickets at the score of 35. Virat Kohli (18) and Faf du Plessis (7) returned to the pavilion cheaply. The pair of Rajat Patidar and Will Jacques again gave the team a comeback. There was a partnership of 102 runs between the two batsmen for the third wicket. Andre Russell bowled the first over of his spell and dismissed Will Jacques (55) and Rajat Patidar (52). Andre Russell then sealed the team’s victory by dismissing Dinesh Karthik (25) in the 19th over. Andre Russell took 3 wickets for 25 runs in 3 overs. After a spectacular win against RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders have reached the second position in the points table with 5 wins and 10 points from 7 matches. The team will play the next match against Punjab Kings on 26 April.
VIDEO: Chepauk stadium echoed with the noise of Dhoni… Then Andre Russell’s condition worsened, he had to close his ears.
The noise of Dhoni’s name in Chepauk was so much that KKR player Andre Russell had to cover his ears. MS Dhoni & Andre Russell (Photo Source: In the last match played in Chepauk against Kolkata Knight Riders, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni came out to bat, the spectators went crazy with joy. The fans started shouting Dhoni-Dhoni loudly, the noise was so much that Andre Russell who was fielding in the field had to cover his ears. Whose video is going viral on social media. Fans went crazy after seeing MS Dhoni at Chepauk Stadium Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to bat at number-5 in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. When Dhoni came to the crease, the team needed only 3 runs to win. The fans of Chepauk became very excited after seeing Dhoni coming on the field. Dhoni did not get a chance to bat in the first two matches played in Chepauk this season, due to which this moment was more special for the fans. There was no limit to the happiness of the fans after seeing Dhoni, and the entire stadium echoed with the noise of Dhoni-Dhoni. The noise of Dhoni’s name was so much that KKR player Andre Russell had to cover his ears. Watch that video of Andre Russell here- Chennai Super Kings is at fourth place in the points table. Chennai Super Kings started the season with two impressive wins at home ground Chepauk. But then the team had to face consecutive defeats in the next two matches away from home. The team has made a great comeback by winning by 7 wickets in the last match played against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chepauk. CSK is fourth in the points table with 3 wins and 6 points from 5 matches. Chennai Super Kings will play the next match against Mumbai Indians on April 14 at Wankhede Stadium.
