IPL 2018 : 5 players who would be disappointed by not going into the auction

Modified Mar 27, 2018 01:37 IST

Indian Premier League Auction 2010 — Many players went for big money bid in the IPL auction

#3 Andre Russell

ICC World Twenty20 India 2016: Final - England v West Indies — Russell has played a pivotal role for KKR over the years

Russell was retained by KKR for a price of 7 crores.

The Windies all-rounder is a T20 and put some exciting efforts on the field as well. Russell is a merciless striker of the ball and is known to finish the games with powerful hitting.

He can also bowl four good overs in the T20 matches with a pace about 140 kmph.

In IPL, he has scored 574 runs in 34 innings with a strike rate of 173.41. He has also taken 31 wickets in those matches.

Russell has played a pivotal role for KKR over the years. It was a surprise that Russell settled for a 7 crore deal because he would have broken a few records in the bidding war at the auction.

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