Andre Russell

Cricket Player

Andre Russell was born in Kingston, Jamaica on April 29th, 1988 and is the Cricket Player. At the age of 35, Andre Russell biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Andre Dwayne Russell, Dre Russ
Date of Birth
April 29, 1988
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Age
35 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Profession
Cricketer
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Andre Russell Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 35 years old, Andre Russell has this physical status:

Height
185cm
Weight
80kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Andre Russell Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Andre Russell Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Jassym Lora
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Jassym Lora
Parents
Michael Russell, Sandra Davis
Siblings
He has 3 younger siblings.
Andre Russell Career

Domestic career

Russell played for Barnards Green Cricket Club in Worcestershire, England, helping them gain promotion from Worcestershire Cricket Club to Birmingham League cricket in 2010.

Russell became the first bowler in T20 cricket to take four wickets in successive deliveries on September 21, 2013 in a match against India A.

International career

Russell made his Test cricket debut against Sri Lanka in November 2010. This will be his only Test match of his career.

In the 2011 Cricket World Cup match against Ireland in Mohali, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut. He made his mark against Pakistan in the ODI series against India after a poor home run. He was dropped from the first two ODIs after scoring 92 not out of 64 balls in the 3rd ODI after being escalated at 96/7. In the 5th ODI at Sabina Park in Kingston, he was named Player of the Match after he took 4/35 (from 8.3 overs) to dismiss India for 251 in 47.1 overs.

The ICC, Cricinfo, and Cricbuzz selected him in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup.

He was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. Russell was the fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs in the West Indies match against Australia, despite only 767 deliveries. Russell was however suspended from the remainder of the tournament on June 24th due to a knee injury, and Sunil Ambris replaced him.

Russell scored his first T20I half-century on July 9, 2021, against Australia. He made 51 off 28 balls and helped West Indies post 145 before being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood.

Russell was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in September 2021.

T20 franchise career

Russell has competed in over 300 T20 games and appeared for clubs in a variety of franchise leagues. Cricinfo also listed him in the T20 XI of the years 2016 and 2018.

He was acquired by the Delhi Daredevils for $450,000 during the 2012 Indian Premier League Players Auction. He was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2014 season and has been seen as a key batsman for the team in the later stages of games. He was selected in the Cricinfo IPL XI for the season in 2015 for his Cricinfo IPL XI. He was on target to win the IPL Super Striker award in 2018, a prize for having the highest strike rate in the tournament, but his teammate Sunil Narine had a beaten him. He eventually won it in the 2019 IPL, where he had an IPL season strike rate of over 205 and was also named Player of the Tournament. In an otherwise uneven season, he emerged as both the highest run scorer and the highest wicket taker for his team, as well as the third-highest run scorer in the tournament. In the tournament, Chris Gayle has scored more than 60 points; only Chris Gayle has reached more sixes in any single season of the IPL. He was selected in the Cricinfo IPL XI for his 2019 IPL debuts.

In a match against Mumbai Indians during the 2021 Indian Premier League, he scored 5/15 off just two overs on a match against Mumbai Indians on April 13th. As Kolkata lost the game by ten runs with the bat, he had 9 runs off 15 balls.

Russell bowled in a century of Caribbean Premier League history on August 16, 2016 after hitting 100 in 42 balls. With a century in 40 balls, he tied for his own CPL record in 2018.

He was named one of the top ten marquee players for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament in May 2018. He was chosen to play for the Vancouver Knights.

In the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament, he was named as the Icon Player for Nangarhar's squad in September 2018. He was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites in the 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League the following month. In June 2019, he was selected to compete for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.

He was selected in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League in July 2020. He was drafted by the Colombo Kings in October 2020 for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In April 2021, he was signed by Quetta Gladiators to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.

Russell was selected by Southern Brave for The Hundred Cricket 2021 edition. He was acquired by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred in April 2022.

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In the Hundred draft's lucrative £125k contracts, England World Cup-winning pair Jason Roy and Mark Wood were snubbed, while international players dominate the lucrative £125 million market

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2024
On an evening when England World Cup-winning pair Jason Roy and Mark Wood were snubbed, Andrew Flintoff started the 2024 men's Hundred draft by making Nicholas Pooran the first of 32 picks. Flintoff, who had the privilege of selecting from the entire field of players after the Northern Superchargers dropped 2023 in 2023, selected the big-hitting West Indies wicketkeeper-batter to open the £125,000 category. Four other West Indies internationals were then snapped up in the top pay bracket, with current Twenty20 captain Roman Powell, Andre Russell, and Shimron Hetmyer all linking up at London Spirit and Kieron Pollard's transfer to Southern Brave.

Following Australia's series victory over the West Indies, David Warner says he has notified T20 international cricket retirement date: "I'm well and truly done."

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
David Warner (pictured right) has announced that he would retire from international cricket after the T20 World Cup, but he made it clear that his last appearance for Australia on home soil was a memorable one. As the West Indies won by 37 runs on Tuesday night in the third and final T20 match at Perth's Optus Stadium, Warner (left) was the standout Australian performer. Following blistering knocks from Andre Russell (71 off 29 balls) and Sherfane Rutherford (67 not out off 40 balls), the West Indies produced a spectacular 6-220 from their 20 overs.

After playing his last game for Australia, David Warner makes a classy gesture, but teammates fail to give the veteran the respect he so rich deserves

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2024
Following blistering knocks from Andre Russell (71 off 29 balls) and Sherfane Rutherford (67no off 40 balls), the West Indies posted a spectacular 6-220 in Tuesday night's match. Warner beat the chin to post 81 off 49 balls in response, giving Australia a chance of triumph in front of 17,018 fans.
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