Andre Russell
Andre Russell (Photo-Twitter)

Andre Russell has impinged himself as one of the leading all-rounders in the shortest format of the game. The West Indian swashbuckling all-rounder was at the height of his powers in the last season of the Indian Premier League where he smoked 510 runs in 14 games at an average of 56.66 and a barely believable strike-rate of 204.81.

Andre Russell Is The Michael Jordan Of T20 Cricket: KKR CEO Venky Mysore
Andre Russell (Photo-Twitter)

Besides his swashbuckling batting, Russell was more than handy with the ball, claiming 11 wickets, and was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise forgettable campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders. Russell is undoubtedly the MVP of KKR team, so-much-so that the franchise CEO Venky Mysore hasn’t shied away from hailing the West Indian as the ‘Michael Jordan of T20 Cricket’.

”We’ve been fortunate that Andre Russell has been the No. 1 T20 player in the world. You can say he’s a batsman, bowler, all-rounder but he’s just the No. 1 T20 player in the world. He’s the Michael Jordan of T20 cricket. There’s no question about it,” Venky Mysore told SportsKeeda.

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Apart from Andre Russell, Venky Mysore heaped praise on ‘all-rounder’ Sunil Narine and Nitish Rana

Andre Russell Is The Michael Jordan Of T20 Cricket: KKR CEO Venky Mysore
Sunil Narine (Credits: BCCI)

Mysore was all praise for KKR’s team combination ahead of the 2020 IPL. The Dinesh Karthik-led side bolstered its squad with the likes of Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, and Pat Cummins in the auctions last December. Mysore hailed Sunil Narine all-round abilities besides adding that he was happy to acquire the services of Nitish Rana, who switched to KKR from MI two seasons ago.

“A lot of people don’t realize that Sunil Narine has been an outstanding all-rounder. Everyone knows how good he is as a bowler, but he’s transformed himself into an all-rounder. That’s because of the opportunities he has got at KKR and he has grabbed them with both hands,” Mysore said.

“It’s incredible the role he plays – opening the batting, bowling at various stages whenever the captain wants him to. That makes it two really strong all-rounders. We are also very fortunate to have people like Pat Cummins and Nitish Rana.” he added.

The 13th edition of the IPL will take place in the UAE between September 19-November 08 and Mysore, along with the team-management that KKR finally breaks the six-year title drought this season.

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