None Can Match Andre Russell's Big Hitting Skill, Reveals Rinku Singh
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Rinku Singh has said that no one can match the big-hitting power of West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, referring to him as the world's best all-rounder at the moment as well.
Russell, who joined KKR way back in 2014, was in a splendid form last season and will be one of the vital cogs of the franchise during the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will begin on Saturday in the UAE.
"There is no one who can hit the ball better than him. He has a lot of life and strength in him," Singh said to KKR's website.
Notably, Andre Russell smashed 510 runs from 14 matches at a stunning strike rate of 204.81. Even, he was also the leading wicket-taker for KKR with 11 wickets in the last edition.
"His sixes are massive and I just don't see any batsman as a competition to him. He is the best all-rounder in the world at this moment," the middle-order batsman said.
On the other hand, Singh joined KKR in 2018 and also became the leading run-scorer for Uttar Pradesh in the group-stage of the Ranji Trophy with a whopping 803 runs in nine matches too.
"I didn't do well in the one-dayers [before Ranji Trophy] and I had spoken to Abhishek [Nayar] sir about it. He called me over and we trained a lot.
"I don't think I have ever batted so much in my life as much as I did there. For almost five hours every day I used to continue batting and my hands even bled at times. The perseverance paid off in the Ranji Trophy later that season," Singh further added.
