Andre Dwayne Russell, the Jamaican cricketer, is touted to be one of the best T20 cricketers in the world. Taking a hattrick and scoring a century in 40 balls in a single match in the 2018 Caribbean Premier League, Russel became the second player to do so in one match.
The right-handed batsman made his T20 debut in April 2011 against Pakistan at Daren Sammy International cricket stadium.
While the right-arm fast bowler could not perform well in the series against Pakistan, he showed his powerful skills and gameplay soon after in the ODI series against India. He scored 92* In the third match. Russel also picked up one wicket, took a catch, and effected a run out in the same match.
Russell’s debut Test cricket match was in November 2010 against Sri Lanka. Interestingly that is the only Test match that Russell has played in his entire cricket career to date.
As far as the Indian Premier League is concerned, Andre Russel was picked up by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2012 IPL auctions. But after Kolkata Knight Riders bought Russel in 2014, he remained a part of that team and is one of their key batsmen. In fact, Russel has had a huge contribution to the teams’ victories so far. In the 2021 IPL also, Russell will be playing for Kolkata Knight Riders only.
Let us now look at some of the basic information about Andre Russell and dig deeper into his past performances. This information will be helpful to you while you choose your fantasy cricket XI.
Andre Russell Biography
| Full Name | Andre Dwayne Russell |
| Born | April 29, 1988 |
| Birth Place | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Role | Bowling Allrounder |
| Batting Style | Right Handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-Arm Fast |
| ODI Debut | Vs. Ireland, March 2011 |
| T20I Debut | Vs. Pakistan, April 2011 |
| IPL Debut | Vs. Deccan Chargers, May 2012 |
| Test Debut | Vs. Sri Lanka, Nov 2010 |
Batting Stats & Records
| Format | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
| IPL | 76 | 1531 | 88 | 28.89 | 179.69 | 8 | 0 | 107 | 129 |
| Test | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 56 | 1034 | 92 | 27.21 | 130.23 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 57 |
| T20Is | 49 | 540 | 47 | 20.0 | 151.26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 42 |
Bowling Stats & Records
| Format | M | Wkts | BBI | Econ | Avg | SR |
| IPL | 76 | 67 | 5/15 | 8.97 | 26.27 | 17.57 |
| Test | 1 | 1 | 1/73 | 4.52 | 104.0 | 138.0 |
| ODI | 56 | 70 | 4/35 | 5.84 | 31.84 | 32.71 |
| T20I | 49 | 26 | 2/10 | 9.09 | 37.46 | 24.73 |
Recent Matches
| Team | Opposition | Date | Bat & Bowl |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | 13-Apr-2021 | 9, 5/15 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11-Apr-2021 | 5, 1/32 |
| Colombo Kings | Galle Gladiators | 13-Dec-2020 | 11 |
| Colombo Kings | Jaffna Stallions | 10-Dec-2020 | 21, 3/46 |
| Colombo Kings | Galle Gladiators | 07-Dec-2020 | 11, 0/22 |
| Colombo Kings | Kandy Tuskers | 05-Dec-2020 | 1/18 |
| Colombo Kings | Jaffna Stallions | 04-Dec-2020 | 32, 1/12 |
| Colombo Kings | Dambulla Viiking | 01-Dec-2020 | 5, 3/18 |
| Colombo Kings | Galle Gladiators | 28-Nov-2020 | 65* |
| Colombo Kings | Kandy Tuskers | 26-Nov-2020 | 24 |
Interesting Facts about Andre Russell
This all-rounder has already made some unique records in his cricket career so far and has made a name for himself in the world of Cricket. Let us look at some of the stats that will give you proper insights into his past performances. You can use this information while building your own fantasy cricket team.
Andre Russel played his first Test Cricket, even before ODI and T20, in 2010 but did not then ever play Test Cricket for West Indies till date. So his debut Test Match was the only Test Match that Rusell has ever played.
More interestingly, Andre Rusell made his debut directly in the World Cup in 2011 against Ireland. It is a pretty huge thing for a cricketer to debut straight away in the World Cup.
In 2012, Delhi Daredevils picked up Andre Rusell (now Delhi Capitals) at 3.5 crores. After playing for Delhi Capitals in the 2012 and 2013 IPL tournaments, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Rusell in 2014, but he did not play any match in the IPL season.
Russell has an outstanding record on his name, and that is of scoring 121 runs and making a hattrick by taking three wickets in a single match in T20.
Not many people might know, but Russell has also been a recording artist and had started his recording company with the name “Dre Russ” in 2014.
Russell also became the first T20 bowler who took four wickets in 4 balls when he was playing against India. He took the wickets of Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, and Naman Ojha.
How Andre Russell’s stats will help you in Fantasy Cricket?
All the fantasy cricket players know how difficult and confusing it is to make a fantasy cricket team. Choosing the Fantasy XI is altogether a time-taking and mind-boggling task. A fantasy cricket player knows the stress and confusion that he/she has to go through while building the fantasy cricket team. Each player has his own unique game strategy and performance style. Each of them performs differently in different circumstances and conditions. To identify their style, we need to look at a player’s past performances. Similarly, those who are keen on taking Andre Russel as a part of their fantasy XI or those who have even the slightest of confusion in that aspect need to look at Russel’s stats. Andre Russel’s statistics will give deep insight into his past performances and how his stats would help players. Check out our blogs for more stats!
