Andre Russell’s blistering 14-ball fifty knock sees his Sri Lanka Premier League team Colombo Kings puts a record in the scorebook — 96 in five overs. The Windies allrounder smashed the ball all over the park, and when the dust was settled, he was 65 not out from 19 balls – including a 14-ball fifty. Russell’s half-century gained him the […]
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Andre Russell Chooses To Strut His Stuff In Sri Lanka
Andre Dwayne Russell, the 32-year-old Jamaica and Windies all-rounder, has made no bones about where his allegiance lies and, for obvious reasons, to the highest bidder, certainly not Windies or domestic cricket. And that’s his right – he has plied his trade globally in over 300 T20 matches and as a No Objection Certificate player has received strong support from […]
Gayle And Russell Among Three West Indians For Inaugural LPL
Jamaicans Chris Gayle and Andre Russell along with Barbadian Carlos Brathwaite are the only West Indians set to feature in the inaugural Lankan Premier League (LPL) which will bowl off on November 21. All three were selected as marquee players at Monday’s player draft which was held virtually. Gayle will turn out for the Kandy Tuskers which will also include […]
Spinner — Bowling To Russell Is An Uphill Task
Photo credit: loopjamaica.com The name Andre Dwayne Russell aka Dre, Dre Russ, cannot be divorced from any conversation about T20 cricket. The 32-year-old Jamaican and Windies professional cricketer is widely regarded as one of the greatest T20 players to have ever played the game. Russell markets his cricket skills around the world as a right-hand batter and right-arm bowler. “When […]
40 Off 14 Balls – That’s All It Took!
Ace Jamaica and Windies’ allrounder Andre Russell was in a no-nonsense mood in the final game of the two-match T20I series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. Russell blasted 40 runs off just 14 balls to see West Indies romped home with a clean sweep, winning the series two-nil against a fired-up Sri Lankan team who had earlier won the […]
Windies Head Coach — Too Early To Bring Back Russell
Head coach of the West Indies cricket team Floyd Reifer says it is too early to bring back hard-hitting Jamaican batsman Andre Russell back in the One Day International team. Despite recovering from his surgery, Reifer says that it will still take some more time to bring him back into 50 over cricket. Russell left the recent ICC World Cup […]
JADCO Withdraws Appeal Against Russell’s One Year Ban
Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell looks set to escape serving the maximum two-year ban for a whereabouts rule violation. A day before the Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal chaired by Justice Karl Harrison was set to start hearing the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) appeal against Russell’s one year ban for a whereabouts violation, impeccable RJR Sports sources have revealed […]
JADCO Pushes For Andre Russell To Get Maximum 2-Year Ban
Just over a month after being handed a one-year ban, Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell may still find himself in a spot of bother. According to a rjrnewsonline.com report, the Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) Carey Brown has confirmed that the commission has filed an appeal with the 5-member local Independent Appeals Tribunal chaired by Justice […]
Jamaica Tallawahs — Andre Russell Will Not Be Denied
According to rjrnewsonline.com sports report, Andre Russell will not be left out in the cold by Caribbean Premier League (CPL) organizers although he won’t be eligible to play in the 2017 tournament set for August and September. The report noted that although Russell has been serving a one-year ban from the sport for a whereabouts rule anti-doping violation; he has […]