Andre Russell, India, Global T20 Canada League, T20Is
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Since the past couple of months, Windies all-rounder Andre Russell has been under the third eye. Also, he had been marred by injuries which saw him in and out of the Windies team. However, ahead of the first T20I against India in Florida, Russell had ruled himself out of the first two T20Is and feeling discomfort in his knee.

However, the star all-rounder has made his appearance in the ongoing Global T20 Canada League following his statement. Consequently, it has irked the Twitter world who further lashed out at Russell.

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In the meantime, he has received backing from T20I skipper Carlos Brathwaite.

In the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Russell had played some brilliant knocks which eventually saw him winning games for the Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2019.

However, Russell couldn’t continue his domination at the ODI showpiece. He had a mixed run at the 2019 World Cup. Before his knee gave up, he had represented the Caribbean team in four matches before being ruled out of the World Cup.

After leaving the World Cup mid-way, Russell had undergone a rehabilitation programme. However, ahead of the three-match T20Is series, Russell has informed Cricket West Indies (CWI) about his unavailability.

Russell faced wrath on Twitter:

Andre Russell, Windies. Jason Mohammed
Andre Russell (Image Credit: Google)

The Jamaican star had played with pain at the ODI showpiece which further saw him limping during bowling on a couple of times in the United Kingdom (UK).

So much so, he had played for Vancouver Knights in the second edition of the Global T20 Canada league.

The 31-year-old Russell had made developed pain in his knee during his first outing for the Knights. Interestingly, he had angered Twitterati after a couple of hours when he batted at the number five position.

However, he didn’t bowl, but he had equally failed with the bat after returning pavilion without scoring a run.

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Meanwhile, Brathwaite has defended Russell while saying they’ve had witnessed him playing with pain in the 50-over circuit.

Hours after his announcement, Russell had faced criticism for his unavailability, for the Windies team

Here is how Twitter responded:

https://twitter.com/hkseal/status/1157506670727061506

 

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