New Delhi: After scoring just 72 runs in seven innings of IPL 2025 at an average of 10.28, questions were being raised about his place in the team. But Jamaica's star Andre Russell, surrounded by criticisms, on Sunday shut down everyone by playing a match winning innings for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Recently, 37 -year -old Andre Russell came under criticism due to his poor form this season, which was bought by the defending champion before the mega auction for Rs 12 crore for three years.

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Russell helped scoring 206 runs for four wickets for his team by scoring an unbeaten 57 off 25 balls against Rajasthan Royals. The hosts defeated Rajasthan Royals by one run in the thrilling match and kept their hopes alive in the playoffs.

After this victory, Russell's teammate Varun Chakraborty said in a conversation with the media after the match, 'As far as I have talked to him, he still wants to play two and three more bicycles of IPL, which is easily six more years'.

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You will remember that there are three seasons between mega auction in a bicycle. Talking about Andre Russell's IPL career, he is definitely a part of Kolkata Knight Riders, but he started with Delhi Daredevils. After playing a select match with Delhi Daredevils in 2012 and 2013, he was added to Kolkata Knight Riders. Russell scored 2613 runs in his 138 IPL match career with 12 half -centuries and also took 123 wickets.