Xtra Time Web Desk: Did Kolkata Knight Rider’s Andre Russell get himself out against Delhi Capitals because he was hungry? Well, the hard-hitting Jamaican was spotted on camera having dinner minutes after 3-ball duck. He seemed to be in a hurry as he tried to hit Kuldeep Yadav out of the park. In doing so he missed the ball and was stumped for a duck. Minutes after the flop show with the bat, Russell was seen enjoying his dinner at KKR dressing room.
It all happened very quickly for Russell on Thursday when he turned up with the bat for Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 41 of IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium. The big-hitting West Indies batter spent only 3 deliveries in the middle as KKR struggled with the bat against their former star Kuldeep Yadav who ran through the middle-order. The Knight Riders slipped from 83/4 to 83/6 in a span of 4 deliveries in a superb over by Kuldeep. Yadav.
As Russell reached the dressing room at the Wankhede Stadium the television cameras spotted him standing with a plate near the dinner table. The on-air commentators had a laugh as Russell was spotted on the big screen gearing up to have dinner well before a few of his teammates.
Russell had a good start to the IPL 2022 season but his form has dipped since. He has scored 227 runs in 9 matches, including a fifty.