Andre Russell Reveals Girls Are The Reason Behind His Problematic Knee

While Andre Russell is one of the most devastating batsmen in the world right now, there is no denying that he rarely shows any footwork while batting. Except clearing his front leg to hit the ball as hard as he can, Andre Russell does not really fancy any other kind of footwork.

Well, one of the reason behind it is probably Andre Russell’s failure to focus on his knees as a youngster when he was busy looking ‘sexy for the girls’. In a recent function, the West Indies star, who was ruled out of the World Cup last year with a knee injury only, revealed how he is paying the price for neglecting his knees.

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The West Indies star had a word of advice for all the youngsters who are aspiring to be the next Andre Russell. The allrounder advised them to focus on the lower part of their bodies right from the start in order to avoid the problem that he is facing now.

“Those who want to be another Russell should never do what happened to me. When I was 23 or 24 I began to get knee pain. If I had someone tell me: ‘Look Russ, you should get your knee stronger by keep doing these simple exercises,’ I would have been pain free from my knees and hopefully I wouldn’t have to have had surgery. Unfortunately, at 23 you are fearless, and I used to ignore that pain and I always gave it a quick fix by taking pain killers and kept running,” Andre Russell was quoted as saying by Gulfnews.com. 

“By the time I reached my late twenties I started feeling the pain like I never felt before. The wear and tear began to show up. If I was doing those strengthening exercises like training of the legs and doing the right things, I would have been fitter,” he added.

Andre Russell then revealed where he went wrong and what they should not do. He revealed that in order to impress the girls with his shoulders and abs, he just focused on his upper body and neglected his legs.

“I want the youngsters to know that guys should not just think about the upper body alone. I used to go to gym and just work only on my abs and my shoulders because I wanted to look sexy for the girls. At the end of the day being sexy and then your legs being weak, don’t work. So it is very important to have a complete work out of the body. I could have done more wonders had I worked on my legs too.

“I have been struggling with my knees and I cannot really get to do what I want to do in the middle but still I can stand and hit the balls for fours and sixes,” said Andre Russell.