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‘West Indies be like – Gaddari Karbe’ – Fans react to Andre Russell’s gratitude to Kolkata Knight Riders

Andre Russell has been playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders since 2014.

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Andre Russell (Image Credit: Twitter/IPL)

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell has been part of the team since 2014. Before this, he played for the Delhi Capitals. Since his introduction, the team has won a lot of games thanks to his all-round skills. Not to forget, he was part of the 2014 winning team too. On the other hand, he hasn’t played enough for the West Indies since making his debut around 2011.

While he doesn’t play international cricket apart from World Championships (although he wasn’t considered in the last two 20-20 World Cups). On the other hand, he started playing for the other franchises owned by the Knight Riders Group. He was signed by four-time  CPL winner Trinbago Knight Riders and the Abu Dhabi side for the inaugural ITL20.

Andre Russell thanks Kolkata Knight Riders for helping him with knee treatment

Meanwhile, the Jamaican player has thanked his IPL team for taking care of his knee problems. Apparently, since the last few seasons, Andre has played while sustaining knee problems. Meanwhile, he added that no other franchise would have done the same for him, also mentioning that he didn’t get enough support from Cricket Windies.

“Where I was, a few years ago, KKR actually make things happen for me where they send me to get proper treatments on my knees. That’s something special to me to be honest. No other franchise or even my country never really invest that much on me,” Russell said in a conversation with Star Sports.

“I’m happy here. I don’t see any other franchise I would love to be a part of in this tournament because I’ve been here for about 9 years now. Been here for so many years, I meet these guys, get closer to them every year. When cricket isn’t there, I’m still in communication with Mr Venky (Mysore). I look up to him, I really respect him,” the all-rounder further stated.

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