BBL 2016-17: Andre Russell’s participation in doubt following hamstring injury

Russell was stretchered from the field and the Thunder franchise confirmed afterwards that the player had suffered a hamstring injury and would undergo scans Thursday.

Sydney: All-rounder Andre Russell‘s participation in the Big Bash League (BBL) was in doubt after he suffered a hamstring injury in Sydney Thunders six-wicket victory over Melbourne Stars. The 29-year-old chased a ball to third man during the Stars innings but pulled up metres before the boundary ropes, dropping to the ground and clutching his left hamstring on Wednesday, reports CMC. He was stretchered from the field and the Thunder franchise confirmed afterwards that the player had suffered a hamstring injury and would undergo scans Thursday to determine the extent of the damage. Russell was already set to undergo scans following the game, to deal with a troublesome knee injury which has plagued him in recent games.

He is the third West Indies star to be struck down by injury during the tournament. Last week, women’s all-rounder Deandra Dottin suffered multiple fractures of her cheekbone in an on-field collision with Brisbane Heat team-mate Laura Harris and was forced to undergo surgery.

Earlier, Cricket Australia (CA) cleared West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell, representing the Sydney Thunder franchise in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2016-17 to use his controversial black bat after certain adjustments to the willow. Russell was banned from using his jet black and hot pink bat after the blade left black marks on the white ball used in the match. CA, however, revoked the ban after the makers made adjustments to the bat’s face. Under the BBL regulations, a player can use a coloured bat subject to CA approval, as long as the bat is the same colour as the club’s primary colour or black.

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