India, April 22 -- The stuttering 21 off that Andre Russell scored off 15 balls, where he struggled to hit the ball against Gujarat Titans' spinners Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan, was the Kolkata Knight Riders' all-rounder's highest score in IPL 2025. He has crossed the double figures only twice in the six matches he has batted this year, and his struggles against wrist spinners have been quite glaring. When former West Indies all-rounder and the current KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo was questioned about Russell's struggles in the 18th season, he said DreRuss is not the only KKR batter struggling for runs.

"Andre Russell is an experienced and successful player. Yes, in a couple of games, the leg-spinners got him out. But I don't think we are bat...