Rhodes believes Andre Russel wicket will be the key
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Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes expressed his concern about West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell as he is well aware to take the game away on his day.
Bangladesh will take on West Indies on June 17 and it is expected to be a crucial game for both sides considering their chance of advancing beyond the group stage.
Rhodes praised Russel by saying that he is the best hitter that cricket has ever produced and it’s very difficult to ball at him.
“One of their explosive players is Andre Russell. And he is a formidable opponent. He is one of the best hitters in the game by far and on his day,’’ said Rhodes.
‘’It can be very difficult to bowl at him as he can take a game away from you,’’ he said.
The World has seen the power of Russell many times before. Recently he ignited the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) with his hard-hitting master class.
Russell has scored 510 runs in 14 matches in this year’s edition with an average of 56.67 while hitting 52 sixes in that tournament so far, which is most by any batsman.
From this stat, it's certain that for Bangladesh’s victory it's very important to send Russell back to pavilion very early but West Indies is a team which are never short of hard hitters as they also have players like Chris Gayle, Carlos Braithwaite, Nicolas Pooran at their disposal.
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