Star KKR all-rounder Andre Russell on Saturday lamented the “bad decisions” taken by his team in a disappointing IPL campaign which has seen the side lose six games in a row.
Russell has been the biggest impact player for KKR with three man-of-the-match performances from their four wins but his team has let him down.”We have a good team but if you make bad decisions then you will always lose games and that’s what we’ve been doing. If we had enough time, I could pinpoint a few games where if we just looked to bowl tighter in areas or bring in right bowlers at the right time, we could have won,” Russell said.
“As a professional cricketer, to be in this position is not the most healthiest position. In terms of decision, we have been bowling wrongly at the wrong time, that’s what been causing for us to keep losing in simple ways,” Russell said on the eve of the game against Mumbai Indians.
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The Jamaican who has amassed 406 runs from 10 innings\n at an outrageous strike rate of 209.27 was particularly pained at KKR’s\n failure to defend 176 against a “weak” Rajasthan Royals.
“I’m \ndisappointed that we get defeated by a team Rajasthan Royals with weak \nbatting order. If we can’t restrict a team for under 170 with our \nbowling attack then we will need miracles against a strong team like \nMumbai.
“They said we have been struggling in batting. But the \nbatting has not been struggling really. We are getting the totals that \nwe should have defended. “But when you bowl as bad as our bowlers, you \ndon’t really take catches we have been the worst fielding team so far.” \nRussell said the atmosphere in the team is not healthy as he likes to \nkeep himself confined to his room.
“We have to make sure that we \nhave a good practice session, do whatever it takes, put our body on the \nline and make sure that we take KKR over the line for next three games.
“I\n find myself just been in my room for the last couple of days losing \ngames after games. I’m not the type of guy to do the walking around… \nIt’s hard to do the walk around losing six games in a row. Up against a \nside who boast of a strong pace attack comprising Lasith Malinga and \nJasprit Bumrah, Russell said he never feared any bowlers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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