The fiery Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rashid Khan got the prized wicket of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), all-rounder, Andre Russell in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, and the incident still haunts the star all-rounder as he had failed to take his team to the playoffs since then. KKR narrowly missed out on an IPL final berth after being knocked out by SRH by 14 runs at the Eden Gardens three years ago.
Chasing a decent target of 175, KKR was well on the track at 93/2 at the halfway mark before SRH bounced back by dismissing Chris Lynn and Dinesh Karthik in quick succession. Russell walked in when KKR needed 57 runs off 33 balls but his stay lasted only seven deliveries as he got out for just three runs, deceived by a googly from Rashid Khan.
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During a recent chat with KKR.in, Andre Russell said, “I didn’t get out being Dre Russ. I started to overthink the game. That was actually a ball I could have put away, and that’s the moment where I knew I had messed up. If I was still batting at the back end, we would have won comfortably.”
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The Caribbean all-rounder was so disappointed after the dismissal that he went straight into shower with his cricket clothes on.
Recalling the same, Andre Russell said, “I got back inside and went into the shower with my cricket clothes on. My shoes and everything were wet. I was just there with the water running all over me because (the loss meant) it was basically the last game (of the season). I was just disappointed with myself. That’s why I went into the shower with everything wet.”
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He further added, “I was happy that no one saw me that way because it was embarrassing. People would have been like – ‘Are you losing it?’ “I realised (from that incident that) if a bowler feels you are scared to lift your bat, they are going to be all over you. You have to back off a bowler by playing shots sometimes.”
