In Pepsi IPL season 8, Andre Russell has been a most valuable player for Kolkata knight Riders by scoring 230 runs and putting his name in wicket list 8 times. Whether it could be batting in clash overs or a bowling at the death, the Caribbean all rounder has wrack up the game like no other player from the KKR squad has.
Russell walked in at No. 3 in the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore that was diminish to 10 overs per side due to rain in the fourth over. The teams batting order has been changed but Russell showed his role same. And he performed awesome by smashing 45 runs in just 17 balls to reach his side total to 111 for 4.
Not only with bat Russell showed his role with the ball, by sending the well settled and viperous looking Virat Kohli back to pavilion to swing the match KKR's way. Nevertheless, Russell failed to defend the 13 runs in the final over with Mandeep Singh playing the knock of his life for RCB.
Russell dignified of his own performance but upset with result, Russell talks to iplt20.com after the match.
You came in to bat at No. 3 today but the situation was pretty similar to your finishing role.
Yes, in a 10-over game, coming in at No. 3 is as good as coming in as a finisher. I did take a few balls to get going, but once I am in, I tend to go at everything. It was a team plan for me to go in at 3. Given the situation of the game we discussed after a couple of overs that I am going to bat one-down. I was ready and mentally prepared.
Is it tough to plan for a 10-over innings?
For me it is not because I am a big hitter of the ball. I know that once settled I can hit them long. So, it really wasn’t a hard decision.
Does strike rotation go almost out of the picture in such a short innings?
It does. You have to have a big total on the board. You saw what happened tonight; we got a big total and still lost. We have to see where we can get those 10-15 extra runs.
As a bowler, with only two overs to bowl, does it get extremely tough to get into rhythm?
You have to be mentally prepared and very tough. Bowling two overs is not easy because you do not get a chance to make a comeback after you have been hit. You bowl a good ball and get hit for a six because the batsmen swing their bat at everything. What can you do? You just have to keep your chin up, back yourself and think about the next delivery
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