IPL 2019: 5 talking points this season

#4 The Andre Russell Show

Andre Russell kept KKR's hope alive in IPL 2019

KKR had entered this year's IPL with the least number of players in their squad as compared to the other teams. So, it became obvious that they hoped their key players to deliver for them and make it to the playoffs.

However, to their disappointment, it didn't happen and it was the Carribean all-rounder to their rescue on the most number of times.

Russell put upon an extravagant performance both with his batting and bowling. He provided them with the cushion of scoring quick runs as and when needed, (not just from the last overs) and win matches from dire situations, even through bowling.

Russell scored an astonishing 510 runs this year with a strike rate of 204. He muscled his way to becoming the highest run-scorer for KKR in this season of IPL. Eventually they failed to make it to the playoffs, but the Andre Russell show kept everyone glued to the KKR matches throughout this season.