KKR Jersey Retire: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retired a special jersey before the start of IPL 2026, paying respect to a legend of the team. The team announced jersey retirement through social media. So let us know whether the franchise has retired the jersey forever while paying respect to a player.

So this player is none other than the legendary West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, in whose honor the team has retired the number 12 jersey. Let us tell you that Rless has retired from IPL saying goodbye to him before the upcoming season.

Actually, the franchise had released Russell, after which he thought it better to retire instead of playing for any other team. However, now after retirement, he will play the role of ‘power coach’ in KKR. In this way, even after retirement, he will remain associated with Kolkata.

Jersey no. 12 in Purple & Gold will always be yours DRE RUSS pic.twitter.com/LuK0aIJ5zl

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 24, 2026

Played IPL mainly for KKR

Russell played a total of 140 matches in his IPL career, out of which he played 133 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders. He was a part of the Indian Premier League for 13 seasons, out of which he played 11 seasons for Knight Riders. He made his IPL debut in 2012 playing for Delhi Capitals. After this, he also played the 2013 season for Delhi.

Then from 2014, when Russell joined Kolkata, he never looked back. Announced his retirement from the tournament after playing for the franchise for 11 seasons. Obviously the team will miss Russell in the upcoming season, because he was an important all-rounder.

Russell’s IPL career

Talking about Russell’s IPL career, he played 140 matches. Batting in 115 innings of these matches, he scored 2651 runs at an average of 28.20 and strike rate of 174.17, which included 12 half-centuries. His high score was 88* runs. On the other hand, while bowling in 121 innings, Russell took 123 wickets at an average of 23.27, in which the best was 5/15.

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