Delhi: West Indies all -rounder Andre Russell has revealed the best innings of his T20 career. Russell said that the semi -final match against India in the 2016 T20 World Cup was the most special moment of his career. He scored an unbeaten innings of 43 runs in 20 balls in that match, which included 3 fours and 4 magnificent sixes. The West Indies defeated India in that match and made it to the finals.

Difficult goals, but strong performance

West Indies had a big target of 193 for victory in that semi -final match played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Russell came out to bat at number five, when the team needed 77 runs in 41 balls. He batted in an aggressive manner and won the team with two balls remaining with a four in the direction of midwick off Virat Kohli.

Russell quoted ESPNcrichricinfo in an interview to Cricket West Indies, “The best moment of my career was the semi -final of 2016. It was not easy to chase such a big score in India, but we made history by winning that match.”

He further said, “It is a big thing for me to win two T20 World Cups, when you get up the next morning and think that you are able to sleep just two hours, but still you feel refreshed, because your team’s victory is being discussed everywhere on the Internet.”

Farewell opportunity will be available at home ground

Andre Russell has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the first two matches of the upcoming domestic T20 series against Australia. Both these matches will be played at Sabina Park in Jamaica, which is Russell’s home ground. On this ground, he will get a chance to say goodbye to international cricket.