Kolkata: If he&rsquo;s not scoring, he&rsquo;s making the difference with his bowling and fielding and Kolkata Knight Riders star West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell says it&rsquo;s the team&rsquo;s calming reassurance that brings the best out of him.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/Andre.jpg" alt="" /> KKR&rsquo;s Andre Russell celebrates a Punjab wicket on Wednesday
Needing 11 runs to defend in the last over, Man of the Match Russell (4-20) claimed a wicket and ran out Axar Patel, who was looking to spoil KKR&rsquo;s homecoming with a seven-ball 21 that included two sixes against the Jamaican, to seal a close seven-run win.
&ldquo;I think being comfortable knowing that I would play the next game, gives me a big confidence in terms of going forward. It boosts me a lot more,&rdquo; Russell said after their win that dislodged Gujarat Lions atop the table on net run rate.
&ldquo;If I was in a situation where I have to do well to play the next game, maybe I would worry about my game and would not perform the way I do.&rdquo;
Less than a day after joinin the team after a long flight, the West Indies World T20 winner had given it a winning start in the ongoing IPL when his 3-24 set up a nine-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils who were skittled out for 98. &ldquo;As a cricketer, I want to leave behind a legacy, set standards as high as possible.&rdquo;

If he&rsquo;s not scoring, he&rsquo;s making the difference with his bowling and fielding and Kolkata Knight Riders star West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell says it&rsquo;s the team&rsquo;s calming reassurance that brings the best out of him.

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