text: IPL 2022: Odeon Smith's inspiration is Andre Russell, played a strong innings against RCB - Cricket.Surf
  IPL 2022: Odeon Smith's inspiration is Andre Russell, played a strong innings against RCB
  Mumbai. Indian Premier League 2022 (Indian Premier League 2022) Even a week has not been completed yet, despite this, its fans have got to see some exciting matches. IPL 2022 (IPL 2022) Where Mohammed Shami (Mohammed Shami) and Faf du Plessis (Faf Du Plessis) As the veterans have lived up to the expectations, some new faces have also left their mark. Punjab Kings' explosive batsman Odeon Smith (Odean Smith) included in the same episode. This promising all-rounder of West Indies won his IPL team Punjab Kings (Punjab Kings) for Royal Challengers Bangalore (Royal Challengers) Played a fireworks innings against Due to which Punjab was successful in achieving the target of 206 runs.
  On March 27, in the match played against RCB at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Odion Smith came out to bat at number seven. During this, he took an aggressive approach and scored 25 runs in just 8 balls. During his match-winning innings, he hit 1 four and three sixes. It was the brilliance of his batting that Punjab Kings won the match by five wickets with 6 balls to spare. The way Odion batted in the match, he can prove to be a big asset for the team. The 25-year-old Caribbean player has cited compatriot Andre Russell as his source of inspiration.
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  Smith keeps trying to hit big shots
  Odeon Smith said, 'I think Andre Russell is one of the people I have looked at, I have to play that kind of similar role in T20 matches. Apart from bowling fast, I should hit some big shots in the last overs. Andre Russell has been my inspiration. I think he will always be an inspiration to keep moving forward.
  Fireworks played in debut itself
  Odeon Smith is participating in the Indian Premier League for the first time. He played a fireworks innings in his debut match itself. Due to these innings, Odion is ready to become a regular player of the team. However, he is not much impressed with his innings against RCB. He says there is still a lot of work to be done.