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Andre Russell suffers brutal blow on helmet in CPL

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The swashbuckling all-rounder from West Indies Andre Russel suffered a major blow which led to him being taken off the ground on a stretcher during the Carribean Premier League (CPL) game between Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Zouks at the Sabina Park in Jamaica, on Thursday.

Batting for Jamaica, Russel was on zero when the incident happened in the 14th over. In a failed attempt to play a pull-shot, the all-rounder missed the ball completely as it hit him on his helmet near the right ear before he fell down.

His head turned due to the momentum of his failed pull-shot as he went blind to the ball. Right after the impact, the all-rounder fell on the ground. The Zouks fielder came rushing towards him and removed his helmet to check for any injury. At first, it had appeared that there was no neck guard on Russel’s helmet.