Russell, who last played an ODI in July 2018, has been named in West Indies' 15-man preliminary squad and he is looking forward to continue his IPL form at the mega-event.
He has score 406 runs in 10 innings at a startling strike rate of 209.27 for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL.

"I'm so hungry to represent the West Indies and to smash sixes. I want to do what I've been doing here and score hundreds," the KKR star player, who averages 28 in 52 ODIs and has taken 65 wickets, told reporters at the Eden Gardens here.