Andre Russell to miss rest of Cricket World Cup 2019 through injury as West Indies call up Sunil Ambris

The all-rounder has been struggling through the entire tournament with a knee injury

Andre Russell has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies' World Cup campaign due to a persistent knee injury.

The all-rounder was always going to be an injury-risk during the tournament after arriving in England on the back of a hectic Indian Premier League campaign with Chennai Super Kings, and after playing in five games can no longer take part.

The ICC have confirmed that Sunil Ambris has been called up in his place.

Russell set the tournament alight with his short-pitched bowling against Pakistan in the West Indies’ opening win against Pakistan, where the Windies bowling attack skittled their opponents for just 105 runs in 21.4 overs.

The West Indies tried to repeat their short-pitched throughout in the following games, but oppositions became wise to their tactics and the team were carrying injured players.

Russell was soldiering through his overs and often limping off the field to receive treatment on his knee between his bowling spells.

Russell’s five wickets for 97 runs in the tournament makes him the West Indies’ third best bowler and he made some memorable cameos with the bat.

Ambris, who averages 105.33 from his six ODIs, will join his teammates for their match against India at Old Trafford.

The West Indies require three wins from their final three matches, India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, and for England to not gain another point to quality for the quarter-final.

New Zealand’s dramatic five-run victory that went down to the final wire despite Carlos Brathwaite’s rapid century in the West Indies’ last game all-but-confirmed their early exit from the tournament.

The match at Old Trafford was the first that Russell missed and captain Jason Holder said at the time there is no telling how bad his condition can be.

“I think his situation is that he's got a chronic injury. Some days are better than some,” said Holder.