India vs Windies: Andre Russell misses net session ahead of Kolkata T20I

The Windies lost their Test and ODI series against India. The team, captained by Carlos Brathwaite are now scheduled to play a three-match T20I series against the Men in Blue, starting tomorrow at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. In the meantime, doubts have raised over the participation of one of their star all-round cricketers- Andre Russell.

He was forced to skip today’s practice session as he missed a connecting flight from Dubai. A 13-man Windies team sweated it out under lights at the venue. However, the team’s media manager refrained from speaking about him but mentioned that an update on him would soon be available.

“No comments (on Andre Russell). There will be an official update, Windies media manager was quoted as saying in Hindustan Times.

“Seven players including Brathwaite arrived via London on November 1. Russell was to come via Dubai. But I heard he missed the connecting flight,” local manager Moin Bin Moksud mentioned.

Russell- A belligerent T20 player

The 30-year-old Russell has been one of the most sought-after players in T20 events around the globe. He played the three-match series against Bangladesh and did reasonably well after which he went on to captain the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and turned out to be one of their gun players in all the departments.

He scored 163 runs in 11 matches at an average of 23.28. His top score of 121 not out came against eventual champions Trinbago Knight Riders in the round-robin stage at Queens Park Oval in Trinidad. The knock came while the Tallawahs were chasing a 200 plus target.

Thereafter, the hulk-like Jamaican played a solitary T20 for Nangarhar Leopards in the inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League.  He scored a duck and didn’t bowl in the match following which he didn’t get a chance to play a single match owing to an injury.

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