I am very clear in my mind on how to stop Andre Russell: Kuldeep Yadav

Andre Russell has been amazingly consistent in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. He has single-handedly won the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) three games so far and also scored a fighting half-century against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the losing cause. He is the only consistent batsman in the KKR line-up at the moment and the opposing teams haven’t been able to find a way to dismiss him.

However, Russell’s KKR teammate Kuldeep Yadav claims to have found his weakness and is set to use it against him in the upcoming World Cup. Kuldeep revealed that the turning ball troubles the Caribbean batsman a lot. The chinaman also went on to say that he has quite a few plans to tackle Russell and is very clear in his mind on what and which variations to bowl him.

“He has some problems facing a turning ball. If the ball is turning, then he has a weakness. It’s not just this, I’ve different plans to unleash against him in the World Cup. I know how to stop him and I’m very clear in my mind,” Kuldeep was quoted as saying by India Today.

Kuldeep never bowls to him in the nets

Startlingly, Kuldeep Yadav also revealed that he never bowls at Andre Russell in the nets while also stating the obvious fact that he has the ability to hit the pacers out of the park with utter disdain. “He does not take chance against spinners. He’s a terror for pacers. And I’ve never bowled him at the nets. You are always under pressure when you’re hit for two sixes in a row.

“It’s important how you comeback. All it takes is one ball to get the batsman out. You can assess a player’s character by that,” the 24-year-old further added. Now that, Kuldeep has made Russell’s weakness public, it will be interesting to see if the teams will employ it against him for the rest of the season. Also, the duel between the two cricketers in the World Cup will also be worth watching.

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