Just about seven months in the past, in the primary week of August, R. Ashwin walked out to bat on the prime of the order for his facet, the Dindigul Dragons, in Tamil Nadu Premier League remaining. It proved a master-stroke as he steered his workforce to its maiden title with a elegant half-century.
It was his third consecutive fifty on the prime of the order, with the opposite two coming in essential matches – the Eliminator and Qualifier 2. Throughout TNPL, Ashwin batted proper on the prime and scored 252 runs at an spectacular strike fee of 151.80.
With the 18th version of the Indian Premier League set to kick off on March 22, it stays to be seen how essential ‘Ashwin the batter’ might be in his homecoming for the Chennai Super Kings.
Addressing the media forward of the brand new season, JioStar knowledgeable L. Balaji felt Ashwin was underutilised as a real batter throughout his stints with numerous franchises in earlier editions.
“Firstly, Ashwin is a very good student of the game. We all know what he is capable of, and we have witnessed it time and again. Even in the TNPL he stepped up and batted really well.
“He was underutilised as a batter by a few teams in the IPL.
“He should play a role similar to S. Badrinath for CSK, anchoring the innings if early wickets fall. Being technically sound he can hold fort at one end. I feel Ashwin will be getting a role if the middle-order fails, he will be pushed up the order to anchor the innings”.
Published – March 19, 2025 10:56 pm IST
