5 ideal replacements for Andre Russell if he is unavailable for KKR
Andre Russell pulled his right hamstring during the match against Karachi Kings in PSL and he will miss the remaining matches of PSL 2018.
This is Russell's first tournament after his return from the year-long ban for doping violations. Chris Lynn was also injured recently, now with two big match winners injured KKR now looks in a serious trouble.
If the West Indian misses this IPL, it would be a big blow for KKR as he is one of the finest all-rounders in the international cricket and it would be very tough to find his replacement.
If he is unavailable for the entire IPL due to his injury, here are the five possible replacements for him.
#5 Colin Ingram
Colin Ingram is a very experienced T20 player who has scored 4229 runs in 170 matches. He has scored three centuries and 25 fifties in those 170 matches.
Ingram also bowls some decent leg spin and has taken 31 wickets at an economy rate of 7.61. He was in a good form in the recently completed Natwest T20 blast.
He scored 502 runs in the 2016 T20 Blast season, hitting 29 sixes. In 2017, he scored two T20 hundreds as Glamorgan reached the finals of the tournament.
KKR won't be able to find someone like Russell as a replacement but they can find a player who can do one or two jobs that the Windies all-rounder could do.
Ingram is a solid hitter of the ball, who will strengthen KKR's middle order and could help them to put a big score on the board.