"The support staff of KKR is excellent. I ask a lot of questions from Wasim Akram. He teaches me simple things in practice that I may not notice. I do what he tells me to do," Russell told PTI in an interview.
"How the ball come off the hand differently from different seam positions and things happen. So its good when you guys like Wasim around. He can keep reminding you about your action, your follow through, hitting your wicket and bowl in the right areas," he said.
"I think in T20 cricket, there is always room for improvement and we can't take any team lightly. Every team is good on its day. So you can't really pick favourites and predict that this or that team will pose a challenge or will be easy meat," said Russell.
"When I say that this team is a weak team or this team is a strong team, I am probably creating trouble for myself by taking my opposition lightly. A strong team can be all out for a paltry score while a so-called weak team can go on to post a huge total. So you can never take anybody lightly. We just have to keep fighting and keep playing good cricket all through," he added.
"It's two good leaders. They are very serious when it comes to the game. They are very passionate about it and I would give them a 100 per cent any day," said Russell.