IPL 2019 | Twitter explodes as Andre Russell plays 'stick cricket' against Kagiso Rabada

BySrijith Gopal,SportsCafe Editor

04/12/2019

Yet another day, yet another Russell Muscle show! Shreyas Iyer saved Kagiso Rabada for Andre Russell but when the showdown ended it was Big Andre who emerged victorious as he swatted the bowler for sixes! Twitterati were stunned by Russell's monstrous hitting and 6th consecutive 40+ score in IPL.

Carlos Braithwaite tried his best to get away from Russell's tracer bullet but without any success as he still got hit!

Bad enough the bowlers are being hit by Andre Russell, now the batsmen too are under threat.#KKRvDC
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 12, 2019

Mission failed!

Russell vs Rabada today: -

Balls: 9

Runs: 26

Strike Rate: 289

So Rabada was saved for Russell? Reckon Russell saved his best for Rabada!#MakeStatsGreatAgain #KKRvDC #DreRuss #AndreRussell #IPL2019 #VIVOIPL
— Victor Tarapore (@VictorTarapore) April 12, 2019

Should be banned for this!

While others are playing cricket, #AndreRussell is playing tennis. #KKRvDC
— Jitendra Jain (@JitendraJain_) April 12, 2019

When you see Big Andre hitting sixes...

Andre Russell doing Andre Russell things. #IPL2019
— Stephen J Schilling (@SonOfTheDude) April 12, 2019

And how!

Russell taking revenge on rabada💃 #KKRvsDC #AndreRussell #IPL2019
— Rohit #MI (@45rohithreddy) April 12, 2019

What else can you call this? Insane!

Andre Russell is practically playing StickCricket at the moment #IPL2019

Outrageous hitting
— Matthew L Williams (@MattyDub01) April 12, 2019

The question that millions of people want an answer for!

Is andre Russell a HUMAN?? I doubt 😅😖 #KKRvDC
— ..... (@Ritisha_bh) April 12, 2019

Every IPL bowler's headache!

Andre Russell, where do you bowl to him? Outrageous hitting. #KKRvDC
— George Hodgson (@GHodgsonSport) April 12, 2019

Swatting Rabada for 2 sixes in an over! Outrageous!

If you were a fly, you wouldnt want to be hanging around in Andre Russells house.... #Swat #IPL2019
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) April 12, 2019

Fun fact of the day!

Joe Denly and Andre Russell are in the playing XI for @KKRiders

Fun fact: Denly and Russell are the only two players to score a ton and take a hat-trick in a same T20 game

Denly — Kent v Surrey in 2018

Russell — Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders in 2018 #KKRvDC
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 12, 2019

Just massacres it!