Andre Russell "Might Be In The Mix" For IPL 2021 Final, Says Kolkata Knight Riders Chief Mentor David Hussey
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Kolkata Knight Riders chief mentor David Hussey said Andre Russell is recovering from his injury and "might be in the mix" for the IPL final.
Looking ahead instead of losing his sleep over the team's middle-order collapse in second qualifier, Kolkata Knight Riders chief mentor David Hussey said Andre Russell is recovering from his injury and "might be in the mix" for the IPL final against Chennai Super Kings. After the middle-order wobble, KKR managed to beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets in Sharjah on Wednesday. Swashbuckling all-rounder Russell had suffered a grade 2 hamstring injury and after having missed a few games, he might be back for Friday's final against CSK.
"He was bowling before the game (against DC) today, so he might be in the mix," Hussey said at the post-match press conference after the win over DC.
Chasing a modest 136 for victory against DC, the Knight Riders lost six wickets in 3.5 overs with only seven runs added, before Rahul Tripathi's stunning six in the penultimate delivery of the final over sealed the issue in his team's favour.
Not worried with the collapse, Hussey backed his batters to come good in the final. "No, I'm not concerned because they're all classy players. They know how to play. (It) is just the difficult nature of these pictures, they have been playing on, makes the middle of players, sort of stand out, they are not getting their strike rate 200," Hussey said.
"They had to knuckle down and maybe a strike rate of 110-120, so not concerned, we are going to Dubai full of confidence and you just never know what's going to happen."
