Overview

• Russell will retire from international cricket after the first two T20Is against Australia at Sabina Park.
• He hailed his unbeaten 43 off 20 balls in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final in Mumbai as his defining performance.
• In that match, he struck three fours, four sixes and dismissed Ajinkya Rahane to help chase down 193 with seven wickets to spare.
• Russell credited his teammates’ confidence and the freedom granted in the dressing room for enabling his aggressive all-round role.
• A two-time T20 World Cup champion, he departs with 84 T20Is, 1,078 runs and 61 wickets, leaving a benchmark for successors.