Charismatic West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is all set to make an international return after serving a 12-month doping-related ban. The right-handed batsman, who has been in red hot form in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, has been named in the 13-man West Indies squad for a lone Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge match against an ICC Rest of the World XI on May 31. It would be his first match for the West Indies since August 2016.
Russell had earlier made his successful competitive cricket comeback in the Regional Super50 tournament in the Caribbean before headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for his brief spell at the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Islamabad United.
The right-handed batsman was handed a year ban from playing all forms of cricket for a doping whereabouts rule violation.
Russell did not file his whereabouts on three occasions in 2015 as required, which also included a failed drugs test under the guidelines of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
