After the 2020 IPL schedule was announced on Sunday, all teams are certainly relieved. KKR think tank Brendon McCullum and mentor David Hussey are mulling over the idea of promoting the all-rounder Andre Russell in the batting order, to get the most out of him. In fact, Hussey went on to say that with enough ball to play, Russell could even break an inaugural double ton in the format.
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“If it benefits the team and helps us win cricket matches, why not? If that means Andre Russell comes in with three and hits 60 balls, he could actually double a hundred. Anything can happen to Dre Russ, ”Hussey told a news conference.
In the previous season, Russell scored 510 runs in 13 innings with an average of 56.66 and also collected 11 wickets. “A fantastic player, he is probably also almost the heart of the team. “In fact, we have a really well balanced team … Anyone can hit in any different position. But if it benefits the team, why not, why can’t he move up the list. “
“Anyone who knows Brendon McCullum is aware that he plays 100 miles per hour and tries to encourage players to keep going. So we have players who can take on the game, players who can fit into the anchor role, ”he explained.
They also have Eoin Morgan in their ranks, who will be seen as Dinesh Karthik’s understudy. “He’s a great name, World Cup winning captain, long time England captain, classy player, classy performer.
“He will also be a great ally for Dinesh Karthik, perhaps fielding in the ring and talking to the bowlers with our captain behind the stumps,” he said of Morgan.
“He is a very calm, calm and collected person. It is also going to be very heavy in the middle order controlling things. I hope they both have a very good relationship on and off the field and I think it will be a great help to keep a cool and calm head to win many games during a very tight tournament. “
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