'There is no regret- Andre Russel
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|| CF Correspondent ||
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell says he has no regret, despite his troublesome knees ruling him out of the rest of the ICC World Cup.
Russell, hampered by knee discomfort, had limited roles playing in four of West Indies' six games, and the team has struggled, winning only once, and are virtually eliminated from the tournament with three preliminary games left.
The 31-year-old Jamaican all-rounder is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left knee here in England today, and has indicated there is a likelihood he will operate on the right one in the future.
“There is no regret,” he said regarding the gamble to take part in the tournament,’’ Russell was quoted in Jamaica Observer on Wednesday.
“I knew it was going to be tough for me. I knew it was going to be challenging because I knew I had this knee problem that has been worrying me for the last couple of years,” he told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.
Russell, replaced by Windward Islands batsman Sunil Ambris, 26, said he hopes the team can finish the World Cup on a positive note, after all the disappointment throughout most of the opening six games.
“I hope they go well. Right now I just hope the guys can finish strong. I know it's tight for us but I want us to play for pride and to represent the maroon and represent the badge as strongly as possible,” the big-hitting batsman said.
“It was always going to be a challenge coming here, especially in the colder conditions. You have to be tough; everything in this cricket is tough, and so we as players have to be tough as well.
“I made the sacrifice to fight and to push through the pain because I was feeling it in my knee from the first game against Pakistan. but this is the World Cup, and in my head I knew people were expecting a lot from Andre Russell,” he explained.
