All-rounder Andre Russell is known for his big-hitting abilities, but on Sunday, he failed to do it when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) needed 44 off two overs to win, against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He also didn’t take a single at the start of the penultimate over bowled by RCB pacer Mohammad Siraj and failed to get any boundaries in the over which left the equation to 43 needed in the final over for KKR.

And, KKR lost the match by 38 runs, facing their second defeat in the 14th edition of the cash-rich league. During a discussion on Cricbuzz, former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that dealing with Andre Russell in this season can be tricky. Despite being the fact that he is a match-winner, he could look shabby on the field too.

“When you got player like Andre Russell, who has been a superstar, but on the field, when the ball is coming to him, he is always using his feet. He is obviously someone who cannot go down. It’s a very clever and careful aspect which Eoin Morgan will have to manage,” Vaughan said.

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“When he is at his best, he is great. But when you see him on the field, and when is bowling, he appears to be struggling. While batting he is not taking the twos. He needed to take the twos in the 19th over. Because you want him back on strike. Very difficult to manage for Brendon McCullum and Eoin Morgan,” he further added.

“I think in modern-day cricket, you need 9-10 players in a team who are absolutely agile on the field. But when you see KKR on the field, they don’t look electric. It’s a difficult one. How can you leave at Russell. But when you look at him on the field, and when he is bowling. it’s a bad look for the team when you got a player who is really struggling with his body,” Vaughan concluded.

KKR will next take on Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, April 21.