No ground is big enough for me, I trust my power: Russell

When a man like Russell lits the track on fire, almost everyone shouts and screams. He showed that he can be lethal in any situation of the game and that killer knock which he delivered against Royal Challengers Bangalore was the most ruthless knock one could ever see in cricket history.

What a knock! Hitting as many as 7 sixes and 1 four to his name, his boundary conversion rate just speaks huge volumes of 46 runs to his overall 48-run knock off just 13 balls.

When Kohli and AB de Villiers put on a show, it was Russell who stole the spotlight and earned the man of the match for turning things around. In fact, it was because of him, KKR won the match. Russell was at the post-match presentation talking about his gameplan and strategy.





“I was confident when I went out to bat. DK was telling me to take a few balls to see how the pitch is behaving. I was watching in the dugout on TV and had a fair idea.

When you need 68 off 20-odd balls, it doesn’t happen every day. Need to put your body on the line. The nature of T20 is such that one over can change the momentum. That’s why I never give up. A part of me was saying that the runs needed were too much but I wanted to fight and eventually, we won with five balls spare. The support is good from the boys and I am in a good space so that I can express myself,” Russell added.

At the same time, he feels that there is no ground which is big enough for him as he solely trusts the sheer power that helps him hit some mind-blowing sixes. “No ground is big enough for me I guess, I just trust my power,” he added.

Talking further about the lusty blows he delivers in crunch situations of the game, he said, “Hand-eye coordination is the key (talking about low full tosses) as they aren’t easy to hit. I try short arm jabs as extending the arms can put you in trouble. Can’t explain much, rather show that on the field.”

Kolkata Knight Riders move to the second in the points table. They take on Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur venue on April 7 (Sunday).