To convince Sunil Narine to play in the in the T20 World Cup, André Russell recalls trying desperately
The power hitter of the West Indies, Andre Russell, reveals that he had tried hard to convince Sunil Narine to come out of retirement and play in the upcoming T20 World Cup. The all-rounder of KKR has been in stellar form in IPL 2024 so far, playing his role as the team’s opener to perfection. Speaking of Narine's decision not to participate in the T20 World Cup, Russell said that the West Indies team would have been happy if he did so, but they respected Narine’s decision not to do so.
Russell said, “I definitely think so. Should Narine play in the in the T20 World Cup? I was trying to get in his head before the squad was announced. For like two weeks straight, me and Rutherford kept talking to him and told him, ‘Hey, please, just for this World Cup, then you can retire and do whatever you want to do’. I think he has made a decision, and I respect his decision as well.”
“If he could change the decision, the whole West Indies would be happy,” concluded the all-rounder.