Mercurial West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell had expressed unhappiness with 'decision making' in Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after they missed out on a play-off spot in the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The aftermath saw fingers pointed at captain Dinesh Karthik, who had taken over from Gautam Gambhir under whom the team had won two IPL titles, for Russell batting lower down the order. The wicketkeeper batsman however clarified that Russell was more unhappy with the fact the team wasn't winning rather than being unhappy with Karthik in person.