Kingston: Ahead of his final days of playing international cricket, big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell has highlighted his knock in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final against India and winning two trophies for his nation in the shortest format as his most important moments of being in the West Indies set-up.
Russell, who was a member of West Indies’ T20 World Cup winning squads in 2012 and 2016, will play his last two international matches on July 20 and 22 when the hosts’ take on Australia in the first two T20I games at his homeground in Sabina Park.
“Definitely, the 2016 World Cup. That semi-final game against India where I took the team home, me and Lendl Simmons. Obviously, the start that we got from the other batters, chasing 190 plus in that semi-final in India with a crowd supporting India only.”
“I think that was already a bit of pressure, but the wicket was a very good wicket. The confidence that we had in the changing room and the batters that were left to come, it gave me the confidence and the freedom to go out and play the role that I did. Obviously, two World Cups, it’s just a different emotion.”
“You sleep, you wake up and you realise you’ve only been sleeping for two hours. But you feel well rested because you just want to see what’s going on the internet. You want to see all of those memories and all of those good comments. I think those are the two most important moments (of me) playing for West Indies,” said Russell in a video by Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) after the end of a training session.
In 84 T20Is for the West Indies, Russell, 37, amassed 1078 runs and picked 61 wickets so far. “It’s a pretty good feeling. The first time I came to Sabina Park as a kid, and then to actually walk on the grass and feel the atmosphere and look in the stands and everything, and now I’ve achieved so much out of cricket for the last couple of years.” IANS
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