Windies power-hitter Andre Russell opens up on his forgettable Dream11 IPL 2020 campaign

West Indies power-hitter Andre Russell has said that thing had gone his way after his forgettable outing in Dream11 IPL 2020. Russell, who had an outstanding season in 2019 with 510 runs and 11 scalps to his name was retained by two-time winners Kolkata and was expected to repeat his heroics in 13th edition of marquee tournament that was held in UAE but he could hardly man to make any impact.

re was 'Russell- Mania' in 2020 edition as Caribbean all-rounder finished competition with a mer 117 runs along with six wickets from 10 matches that he had got to feature in.

'thing was going my way': Andre Russell

“I changed my stance, I changed my technique, I changed my trigger movement, all se things I changed just to score runs in IPL, and thing was going my way. pressure was real. I’m a tough player, and I didn’t kw I could actually feel what happened during this year’s IPL. And I just wanted everything to go quickly behind me,” said Russell while speaking to Jamaica-based TV network SportsMax.

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Kolkata in Dream11 IPL 2020

two-time champions had blown hot and cold in 13th edition of marquee tournament. y did man to snatch victory from jaws of defeat in two successive games but at same time, also suffered bitter defeats at hands of Bangalore in both ir league games against three-time finalists (by 82 runs & 8 wickets respectively).

In ir final league match, y faced 2008 champions Rajasthan in what was a virtual quarterfinal that y went on to win by a huge margin of 60 runs after which ir playoff chances relied on final match of league sts between Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Unfortunately, lady luck did t smile on m as Orange Army decimated Rohit Sharma & Co. by 10 wickets to secure a fifth straight playoff berth while Kolkata were left to lick ir wounds after being kcked out. Eoin Morgan-led side finished tournament at fifth position with 14 points from same number of matches.

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