‘Time to move on….’: Andre Russel’s gets ’emotional’ after his last International match

Andre Russel had already announced his retirement before the T20 series. Russel wanted to play his farewell match in his hometown. The Monster came out to bat in the second match and hit four massive sixes along with two fours in 15 balls.

One of the best all-rounder in the history of cricket, Andre Russell gave a heartfelt message to his fans and said thank you for supporting and loving him and his game. He was the part of iconic moments like 2012 and 2016 World Cup winnings team and West Indies Cricket Board gave him one last opportunity to play his farewell match at his hometown Sabina Park in front of his people.

Russell said that it was very proud moment to be a part of the World Cup winning team in 2012 and 2016 but now it’s time to say good bye to the international cricket and handover the responsibilities to the youngsters and responsible players like: Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Alzari Joseph and Jason Holder.

When the all-rounder came to the field with full of emotions and memories in his mind, he was awarded “Guard of Honour” from the players of Australia and West Indies.

Andre Russell scored 1,122 runs in 86 T20 matches, he has 61 wickets to his name in this format. At the same time, Andre Russell scored 1,034 runs in 56 ODIs and also took 70 wickets, Russell played only one match in his Test career.