Kolkata: Star KKR all-rounder Andre Russell on Saturday lamented the bad decisions taken by his team in a disappointing IPL campaign which has seen the side lose six games in a row. Russell has been the biggest impact player for KKR with three man-of-the-match performances from their four wins but his team has let him down. “We have a good team but if you make bad decisions then you will always lose games and that’s what we’ve been doing. If we had enough time, I could pinpoint a few games where if we just looked to bowl tighter in areas or bring in right bowlers at the right time, we could have won,” Russell said.
“As a professional cricketer, to be in this position is not the most healthiest position. In terms of decision, we have been bowling wrongly at the wrong time, that’s what been causing for us to keep losing in simple ways,” Russell said on the eve of the game against Mumbai Indians. The Jamaican who has amassed 406 runs from 10 innings at an outrageous strike rate of 209.27 was particularly pained at KKR’s failure to defend 176 against a weak Rajasthan Royals.
“I’m disappointed that we get defeated by a team Rajasthan Royals with weak batting order. If we can’t restrict a team for under 170 with our bowling attack then we will need miracles against a strong team like Mumbai. “They said we have been struggling in batting. But the batting has not been struggling really. We are getting the totals that we should have defended.