IPL 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders : Andre Russell’s ban an administrative error
Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore has come out in support of Andre Russell, who was banned for a year for violating the World Anti-Doping Agency's whereabouts clause. The IPL franchise has opted to retain the all-rounder in this auction despite him missing out on this edition of the tournament.
KKR could have released Russell and gone into the auction with an increased purse but the two-time champions decided to retain the West Indies star, who has been a consistent performer with the bat, the ball, and on the field since joining them in 2014.
"It's unfortunate that Russell has received a sanction for what I would call an administrative error. There has been a slip-up somewhere and I know it's not his fault. He can't play this year, but we haven't released him. Next year, depending on retention rules, we'll try and keep him with us," Venky Mysore, the CEO of Knight Riders, told Cricbuzz.
Getting Chris Woakes was a big thing. Looking at his stats, he is superb.
Venky Mysore
Despite the lack of clarity regarding retention of players in the next auction where most of the players are set to go under the hammer once again, Kolkata
"Obviously it's not easy to replace someone like Andre Russell. He had given us great balance. but that said we were able to do well today. Getting Chris Woakes was a big thing. Looking at his stats, he is superb. He can bowl up front and bowl at the death. Trevor Bayliss told me that he was very closer to becoming a world class allrounder so we're happy to have him.
"We also have got
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