IPL 2021: Andre Russell is, without a doubt, the most devastating player in the game of cricket. He isn't always consistent, but on his good days, he can wreck the greatest bowlers. Russell, who is tall and strong, enjoys hitting sixes. Russell said Chris Gayle helped him overcome his anxiety of being dismissed when trying a six in a chat with his KKR colleagues Shakib Al Hasan and Venkatesh Iyer
-I learned a lot from Chris Gayle. He said that I am afraid of getting out on the boundary, so I rather hit the ball over the boundary, like far back, make sure it-s a six,- Russell added.
Russell also said he works out a lot to gain the strength needed to hit those lusty blows. -I would like to do 20 to 30 pushups every day, just to keep my body strength going. Because hitting those sixes, 100 meters or more, I might do it for a couple of times a year, but hitting those sixes consistently, it takes consistent work.-
-At the point of contact, most of the time, I try to make sure that everything goes to the ball. Some guys, they look to time the ball. They keep their shape, and they want the ball to go over the ropes. I want to hit the ball so hard that they end up getting a new ball,- Russell said.
The West Indians are famed for their six-hitting talents, so it's no surprise that they dominate the list of T20 cricket's most sixes. Chris Gayle, the 'Universe Boss,' has the most sixes in T20 cricket, with 1042 in 448 games, followed by another West Indian, Kieron Pollard, who has 758 in 567 games. Russell comes in third with 510 sixes in 382 games, as per the cricket updates.
Russell, who has been out with a hamstring injury for the previous few games for KKR, is likely to return for the Eliminator against Royal Challengers Bangalore.