Two-time T20 World Cup winner Andre Russell to retire from international cricket after second T20 match against Australia.

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is all set to retire from international cricket after the first two T20Is against Australia. The first two matches of the series will take place on July 20 and 22.

Andre Russell’s international cricket journey will conclude with the opening two matches of West Indies’ five-match T20I series against Australia at home.

Andre Russell will retire from international cricket following the 2nd T20I between West Indies and Australia in Jamaica

Since 2019, Russell has been an exclusively T20I player for his country. He has played 84 T20Is for WI, scoring 1,078 runs at an average of 22.00, with a strike rate of 163.08, with three half-centuries and a best score of 71. He has also taken 61 wickets at an average of 30.59, with best figures of 3/19. West Indies All-Rounder Andre Russell Set To Retire From International Cricket (Watch Video).

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