KKR Mentor Predicts Who Could Hit Maiden T20 Double Ton
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|| Desk report ||
After the 2020 Indian Premier League schedule was announced on Sunday, all the teams have been gearing up for the league. While KKR's Brendon McCullum and mentor David Hussey has been thinking to promote swashbuckling all-rounder Andre Russell up in the batting order, Hussey said that with plenty of balls in hand, Russell could hit a maiden double ton in the format as well.
“If it benefits the team and helps us win games of cricket, why not? If that means Andre Russell comes in at three and bats 60 balls, he might actually make a double hundred. Anything can happen with Dre Russ,” Hussey said in a news conference.
Meanwhile, in the last season, Russell scored 510 runs in 13 innings which came at an average of 56.66 and also claimed 11 wickets as well.
“A fantastic player, he is probably almost the heartbeat of the team as well. “We’ve actually got really a well-balanced team... Anyone can bat in any different position. But if it benefits the team, why not, why can’t he bat up the list,” he shared.
“Anyone who knows Brendon McCullum is aware that he plays the game at 100 miles per hour, and he tries to encourage the players to take the game on. So we’ve got players who can take the game on, players who can fit in the anchor role,” he explained.
Meanwhile, KKR will get the service of Eoin Morgan – England’s world cup winning captain – who will be the deputy of Dinesh Karthik.
“He is also going to be a great ally for Dinesh Karthik, maybe fielding in the ring and talking to the bowlers with our captain behind the stumps,” he said about Morgan.
“He is a very cool, calm and collected person. He’s also going to be very heavy in the middle order controlling things. I do expect them to both have a really good relationship on and off the field and I think it’s going to go a long way to having a cool and calm head to winning many games during a very tight tournament,” he concluded.
