Karachi: West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell has called the Pakistan Super League (PSL) one of the “top leagues around the world.”
While talking about it in an online interview from Abu Dhabi, the 33-year-old glitzy cricketer said he’s enthusiastic to be a part of PSL again.
“I play IPL, I play big bash or Caribbean Premier League. I play in other leagues around the world. And I’m definitely gonna say that PSL [is one of the top leagues around the world].”
“I just think it makes the league even tougher. So it’s among the top leagues,” he said about the PSL.
“Obviously, my target is to do the best I can to contribute to the team in whatever way I can, whether it is with the bat or with the ball or in the field,” mentioned Russel.
“I’m actually excited to be taking part in this tournament. I should contribute in whatever way [possible]. I won’t get that sweet joy of lifting the cup with them, but I will know why they should bid towards that,” he said.
He said that once the team is able to to get a decent start, then it could certainly form up momentum.
“And when you get a winning momentum, it is just confidence after confidence and from game to game, you feel untouchable as a team so once you’re doing well, you will know what to do to win again,” the West-Indian cricketer said.
“I have played in hot conditions before. But I was in competition, playing games, having proper net sessions and back and forth, getting used to the condition and fully acclimatised. However, in this case, it’s going to be a bit different where we are in quarantine and then we just gonna get out and have a few practice session and then straight into the games.”
“The night won’t be as bad as the day games but if it’s day game, we just have to be up for the challenge and we are professionals so we have to condition our minds to deal with the heat and the weather,” he continued.
“I think it’s taking a toll on myself. I can’t talk for any other player, of any other coaches or anyone that go through this whole quarantine stuff. But it’s definitely taken a toll on me mentally because from bubble to bubble, in a room locked in, you can’t go out for a walk, you can’t go certain places, you can’t socialise, it’s different,” he said.
“But at the end of the day, I’m not being ungrateful, I’m grateful that we’re still playing, we’re still doing our job. So it’s tough for us. But even though we prepared for it, it still takes a toll,” he said
