Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Siddhesh Lad has said that he would not want to bowl at Andre Russell, as he have seen how destructive he can get.
Siddhesh Lad, now being a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is aware that at some point he will have to bowl against the big hitting West Indies batsman.
“I will have to bowl to him in the nets at some stage now obviously,”. “I have already faced Bumrah in the nets and in domestic matches. So, I somewhat know what to expect. With Russell, I have seen how destructive he can get. I have never bowled to him. So, I think it is the uncertainty of the whole thing that made me say that I don’t want to bowl to Andre Russell.”
Siddhesh Lad heaps praise on the KKR academy
Siddhesh Lad is just one-match-old in the IPL, but his moderately vast experience in domestic cricket made a strong case for him ahead of the IPL 2020 auction.
Siddhesh Lad lauded the KKR academy for helping him improve his T20 game and teaching him how to score runs without taking much risk.
“I think we need to look at the minimum risks to score maximum runs. The KKR Academy really helped me figure this out. I spent a lot of time there to understand my own game. I needed to realise in which areas I should score runs and in what situation. Taking calculated risks is very important in T20 cricket, and I think the camp helped me crack this. I also learned new shots which help me beat the fielders,” Lad added.
Siddhesh Lad has scored 4058 runs at an average of 40.58 in 61 first class matches, while also picking up 5 wickets.
