'T10 cricket can be a threat to other formats'- Andre Russell

Andre Russell (Source: Twitter)

West Indies' hard-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell, who has been a regular face in franchise cricket, made a bold statement regarding T10 cricket.

Russell believes that T10 cricket might make players leave the longer formats of the game as it is quicker and isn't physically challenging. 

The Caribbean all-rounder, who represented Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 league last week, believes T10 cricket could even challenge T20 cricket in the future.

However, the West Indies' great expects all players to keep believing in red-ball cricket. 

Here's what Russell stated

"To be honest, it (T10 cricket) can be (a threat), because you can watch three games in a day, it's less stress on the body, and bowlers just come and bowl two overs. T20 is always going to be ultimate, (but) I just think it's the amount of cricket at the moment (means) the players' availability (is) going to be a big issue,

"Most players, it's going to make them want to leave the longer format with the direction T10 leagues are going. I just hope that players still believe in red-ball cricket, still believe in Test cricket, and still want to play those formats because the older generation, they will come out and watch five days of cricket. That's where it all started."

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