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Andre Russell

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

AD Russell is a Jamaican allrounder who represents West Indies internationally and has built one of the most extensive franchise careers in T20 cricket. Across 514 matches he has scored 9,185 runs at a strike rate of 162.8 and taken 468 wickets at an economy of 8.37, a combination that places him among the most active dual contributors in the global circuit. His primary competition is the Indian Premier League, where he has played 134 matches, primarily for Kolkata Knight Riders. On recent form, across his last 10 appearances in the ILT20 and SA20, his batting has been subdued, with a top score of 21 not out, though his 3/13 against Gulf Giants in December 2025 served as a reminder of what he can do with the ball in short bursts.

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Andre Russell
Bat Avg
28.5
Bowl Avg
27.6

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Kolkata Knight Riders · All-Rounder

Recent form

Russell has been largely peripheral with the bat across his last 10 matches in the ILT20 and SA20, passing 20 only once in seven batting innings. The one standout moment came with the ball: 3/13 from

Strongest format

Indian Premier League — Russell's 134 IPL appearances are his most in any single competition, and his stats there are also his sharpest: a batting strike rate of 174.1 and a

Career stats overview

55 ODI · 459 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

ODI

55 matches

1,034
Runs scored
70
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

459 matches

8,151
Runs scored
398
Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Middle-overs choke

4.32
econ · ov 20–40

Suffocates partnerships without needing wickets.

In a chase

42.1
batting avg

Ten points above his career average when India chase.

Fielding impact

38
career run-outs

More than any Indian fielder of his era.

Best bowling

5/33
vs Sri Lanka

Colombo, 2024.

Career catches

102
outfield grabs

Top-five fielder of his generation.

ICC titles

3
white-ball

CT 2013, Asia Cup 2018, CT 2025.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

One of T20 cricket's most productive allrounders

Across 514 career matches, Russell has accumulated 9,185 runs at a strike rate of 162.8 and taken 468 wickets at an economy of 8.37. Few players in the global franchise circuit carry that kind of dual threat across every competition they enter.

IPL his sharpest format: 174.1 strike rate in 134 games

Russell's numbers in the Indian Premier League stand above every other competition in his portfolio. He averages 29.5 with the bat at a strike rate of 174.1, and his 123 wickets in the IPL have come at a bowling average of 23.28, well below his career figure of 27.62.

Eden Gardens his most productive venue

In 43 matches at Eden Gardens, Russell has scored 1,085 runs at a striking batting average of 32.88 and a strike rate of 188.37, while also taking 45 wickets. No other venue in his data comes close on combined output.

Strong numbers against Australia across formats

In 19 matches against Australia, Russell averages 35 with the bat at a strike rate of 156.55 and has taken 18 wickets at an economy of 8.05. That bowling economy against Australia is amongst the tidiest in his opponent splits.

Recent form has been quiet with the bat

Across his last 10 appearances in the ILT20 and SA20, Russell has managed just 73 runs from seven batting innings, with a top score of 21 not out. His bowling has produced one meaningful return: 3 wickets for 13 runs against Gulf Giants in December 2025.

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Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

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