West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell (AFP Image)
With India set to tackle West Indies in a five-match T20I sequence within the ongoing tour, Russell feels that it will be an excellent alternative to show his mettle on the worldwide stage.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has revealed that he desires to signify his nation as soon as once more within the 2024 T20 World Cup. Russell has been a mainstay in T20 leagues the world over. In a latest interview with the Jamaica Observer, Russell claimed that he’s even able to sacrifice T20 leagues to don the West Indies jersey. “I am available. I want to be a part of the next World Cup so that would be something special to me if they can add me to the squad. I am still willing to put my body on the line for West Indies”, the 35-year-old stated.
Russell has performed 67 T20I video games, scoring 741 runs to date. In worldwide cricket, the star all-rounder was final seen in motion on the 2021 T20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates. He did not impress on the T20 World Cup because the two-time champions crashed out with out making it to the primary draw. Russell has not been known as up for worldwide obligation ever since. He had a quiet Indian Premier League (IPL) outing with Kolkata Knight Riders final time. He might rating 227 runs in 14 video games at a mean of 20.64 in IPL 2023.
With India set to tackle West Indies in a five-match T20I sequence within the ongoing tour, Russell feels that it will be an excellent alternative to show his mettle on the worldwide stage. Russell couldn’t earn a call-up to the squad for the T20I sequence in opposition to India. “There is an India series coming up that I would want to be a part of but no one has said anything to me,” Russell instructed the Jamaican news outlet. Despite the troublesome scenario, Russell disclosed that he was coaching exhausting to keep up his health. Russell stated that he was in contact with West Indies white-ball coach Darren Sammy however has not heard something due to the World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe. “We [Sammy and I] spoke earlier when he just got the job. [But] then everything stopped,” stated Russell.
West Indies did not qualify for the ICC Men’s World Cup scheduled to be performed in India later this yr after a disastrous exhibiting within the qualifier stage in Zimbabwe. Russell was not known as up by the nationwide selectors for any of these video games both.
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