Andre Russell

Andre Russell
Personal information
Full name Andre Dwayne Russell
Born (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988
Jamaica
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right arm fast
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 288) 15 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 156) 11 March 2011 v Ireland
Last ODI 21 February 2015 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 12
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006– Jamaica
2012–2013 Delhi Daredevils
2013 Sylhet Royals
2016–present Islamabad United
2014–present Kolkata Knight Riders
2014–2015 Melbourne Renegades
2015–present Sydney Thunder
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 21 February 2015

Andre Dwayne Russell (born 29 April 1988) is a Jamaican cricketer. Russell plays for the West Indies internationally and for Jamaica in West Indian domestic cricket, as an all-rounder. Russell had hit a century in 42 balls(3 fours and 11 sixes in Caribbean Premiere League vs. Trinbago. He bats predominantly in the middle order for the West Indies.

Style of Batting

Russell has a unique style of batting. He uses his feets as a support to use the ground at its fullest. He comes under the bounce of the ball and dispatches it. He is a big hitter on the leg side and likes to hit powerful shots down the ground.

Domestic career

In the season 2010 he played at Barnards Green Cricket Club, Worcestershire, England, helping them secure promotion from Worcestershire Cricket League into Birmingham League cricket.[1] He took 39 wickets at an average of 10.15. He also led the averages with his batting, hitting 799 runs in 11 innings at an average of 99.88 (3 NOs).

International career

A fast bowling all rounder, Russell made his Test cricket debut against Sri Lanka in November 2010.[2][3]

He made his ODI debut in the 2011 Cricket World Cup match against Ireland at Mohali. He scored only 3, and was bowled by John Mooney, as his side went through a lower-order collapse to be bowled out for 275 from 267/6. However, he impressed with the ball, taking 1/37 from his 10 overs (2 maidens) and had bowled set Ed Joyce (84 off 106), and breaking a 91-run partnership with Gary Wilson to halt the fluent Irish run-chase. That proved to be the turning-point and West Indies won by 44 runs. He also took 2/46 against India in the 2011 Cricket World Cup at Chennai.

After a poor home series against Pakistan, he made his mark against in the ODI series against India. After being dropped from the first two ODIs, he scored 92 not out off 64 balls (8 fours, 5 sixes), coming to the crease at 96/7 in the 3rd ODI at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound. He had a 78-run partnership with keeper Carlton Baugh (36 off 73 balls) and then an unbeaten 51-run partnership with Kemar Roach (7* from 10) to help West Indies reach 225/8. He took 1/59 (the wicket of Harbhajan Singh, 41 off 64 balls), affected the run-out of Subramaniam Badrinath and took a catch at backward point to dismiss Parthiv Patel (46 off 56 balls). Despite his all-round efforts, India won with 22 balls to spare. In the 4th ODI played also at North Sound, he scored 25 from just 14 balls (3 fours, 1 six), and with the ball had figures of 3/16 (from 7 overs, wickets of Subramaniam Badrinath, Ravichandran Ashwin and Praveen Kumar) to dismiss India for 146, as the visitors lost by 103 runs. In the 5th ODI at Sabina Park in Kingston, he became the Man of the Match as he took 4/35 (from 8.3 overs) to dismiss India for 251 in 47.1 overs.

Indian Premier League

During the 2012 Indian Premier League Players Auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for a sum of $450,000.[4]

On 21 September 2013, in a match against India A he became the first bowler in T20 to take 4 wickets in 4 successive deliveries taking the wickets of Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh, Naman Ojha and Yusuf Pathan.

He was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2014 auction for 60 Lakhs INR.

In 2014 he began a second career as a recording artist under the name 'Dre Russ', with two singles set for release in November, one a collaboration with Beenie Man.[5] Andre Russell is a key batsman or pinch hitter for scoring runs for KKR. In 2016 IPL he was the highest wicket taker from the team and his best score was 40* vs Rcb(1 four and 4 sixes).He has a consistent strike rate of179.9.

Pakistan Super League

In the 2016 Pakistan Super League he played for Islamabad United.He was drafted in by United For US$140,000 during initial player draft that took place on 21-22 Dec 2015.His side won the inaugural Edition of PSL He was an important member of the side as he finished the tournament as leading wicket-taker (16)

Caribbean Super League

On August 6, 2016, Andre Russel scored fastest Caribbean premier league century. He completed his century in 42 balls. His blitzkrieg contained as many as 11 sixes.[6]

Controversies & Bans

According to the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), allrounder Andre Russell committed an "anti-doping whereabouts" violation, and could face a lengthy ban from cricket.

Russell, being a part of the West Indies squad for the World T20 2016, has reportedly missed three such tests in a 12-month period, which equates to a failed test under doping laws.

"We received notification of Russell's violation about two weeks ago and I've appointed a panel to hear his case," JADCO independent disciplinary panel chairman Kent Pantry told Reuters.

Athletes must make their whereabouts known to local anti-doping agencies to facilitate testing. Russell could face a possible two-year ban if found guilty of the violation.

"There is a process regarding the findings by JADCO," the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement. "All that will be observed and you will be advised accordingly."[7]

International awards

One-Day International cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 India Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 11 June 2011 92* (64 balls, 8x4, 5x6) ; 9-0-59-1 ; 1 ct.  India won by 3 wickets.[8]
2 India Sabina Park, Kingston 16 June 2011 8.3-0-35-4 ; DNB  West Indies won by 7 wickets.[9]
3 New Zealand Sabina Park, Kingston 5 July 2012 10-0-45-4 ; DNB  West Indies won by 9 wickets (D/L).[10]
4 South Africa St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth 25 January 2015 10-1-60-1 ; 64* (40 balls, 5x4, 5x6)  West Indies won by 1 wicket.[11]
5 Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch 21 February 2015 42* (13 balls, 3x4, 4x6) ; 8-2-33-3 ; 1 ct.  West Indies won by 150 runs.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Barnards Green Cricket Club - 2010". Barnards Green Cricket Club. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Myers, Sanjay (5 November 2010). "Great timing! – Russell cites destiny in journey into WI team". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Windies elect to bat in first Sri Lanka Test". Times of India. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "IPL auction 2012". Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Morgan, Simone (2014) "Andre Russell Bowling Lyrics", Jamaica Observer, 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014
  6. ↑ "Andre Russel makes record 100 in 42 balls". Dawn Today. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Andre Russell faces possible ban from cricket for 'anti-doping whereabouts' violation". ESPN Cricinfo. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "India in West Indies ODI Series, 2011 - 3rd ODI".
  9. ↑ "India in West Indies ODI Series, 2011 - 5th ODI".
  10. ↑ "New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series, 2012 - 1st ODI".
  11. ↑ "West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2015 - 4th ODI".
  12. ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 - 10th match, Pool B".

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