File picture of Sunil Narine (left) and Andre Russell.© BCCI
Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram revealed the weird schedule of West Indies stars Sunil Narine and Andre Russell when the 2 gamers are in India for the nation’s marquee T20 occasion IPL. The Pakistan legend, who has labored with Narine and Russell throughout his stint as bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, revealed that the 2 gamers keep up your entire night time and sleep in the course of the day when in India for the match. It is value noting that India is 9 hours and 30 minutes forward of the West Indies.
“When I was a part of KKR, I would wake up early for breakfast. Sunil Narine came for breakfast with swollen eyes. I asked him, ‘Hey mate! What’s happening?’ I tried for a West Indies accent, but it did not come out that way. It sounded like a British or Aussie accent (laughs),” Akram instructed Sportskeeda.
“So, yeah, I asked him why he looked tired. He said I haven’t slept. I said what do you mean I haven’t slept. He said I am on West Indies time. I asked him to explain. Sunil said he stays up at night and sleeps in the day. Even Andre Russell, I think he does the same thing. These guys sleep in the day during IPL and stay up whole night,” he added.
Narine continues to be a vital member of the KKR franchise. Under new mentor and his outdated KKR teammate Gautam Gambhir’s reign, Narine has as soon as once more began opening the batting for the franchise and that has reaped fruits for the two-time champions.
In the primary 7 matches, Narine scored 286 runs at a median of 40.86 and a strike charge of 176.54. The right-arm off-spinner has additionally taken 9 wickets whereas bowling at an financial system of seven.11.
On the opposite hand, Andre Russell can also be having an excellent IPL season with 155 runs from 7 video games at a median of 51.67 and strike charge of 184.52. Russell has additionally taken 9 wickets.
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