File photo of Sunil Narine (left) and Andre Russell.© BCCI
Former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram has revealed the bizarre schedule of West Indies stars Sunil Narine and Andre Russell when the two players are in India for the country’s premier T20 event IPL. The Pakistan legend, who worked with Narine and Russell during his stint as bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, revealed that both the players used to stay up all night and sleep during the day when they were in India for the tournament. . It is noteworthy that India is 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of West Indies.
“When I was part of KKR, I used to wake up early for breakfast. Sunil Narine came for breakfast with swollen eyes. I asked him, ‘Hey friend! What’s going on?’ Akram told Sportskeeda, “I tried to do a West Indian accent, but it didn’t come out right. It sounded like a British or Australian accent (laughs).
“So, yes, 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’m on West Indies time. I told him Asked to explain. Sunil said he stays up at night and sleeps during the day. Even Andre Russell, I think, sleeps during the day and stays up all night.”
Narine remains an important member of the KKR franchise. Under the reign of new mentor and his old KKR teammate Gautam Gambhir, Narine has once again started opening the batting for the franchise and it has benefited the two-time champions.
In the first 7 matches, Narine scored 286 runs at an average of 40.86 and strike rate of 176.54. The right-arm off-spinner has also taken 9 wickets while bowling at an economy of 7.11.
On the other hand, Andre Russell is also having a good IPL season, he has scored 155 runs in 7 matches at an average of 51.67 and a strike rate of 184.52. Russell has also taken 9 wickets.
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