Ravi Ashwin to Delhi Capitals: Sourav Ganguly Ganguly expresses interest in Kings XI Punjab captain

Dixit Bhargav | 31/08/2019
Ravi Ashwin to Delhi Capitals: Sourav Ganguly Ganguly expresses interest in Kings XI Punjab captain

Ravi Ashwin to Delhi Capitals: The mentor of Delhi Capitals has expressed interest in the captain of Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2020.

It is that time of the year when the announcements of players getting swapped or traded in the Indian Premier League are going to be heard frequently. Not just players, franchises have also started announcing new support staff for IPL 2020.

Among high-profile names, there were reports in the past that Rajasthan Royals are looking to trade opening batsman Ajinkya Rahane to Delhi Capitals. Speculation were also rife that Kings XI Punjab are willing to swap captain Ravichandran Ashwin win either of Royals’ bowling all-rounders in Shreyas Gopal and Krishnappa Gowtham.

As far as appointing new support staff is concerned, Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in former New Zealand and Knight Riders captain Brendon McCullum as head coach.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have included former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson and former Australia batsman Simon Katich as Director of Cricket Operations and head coach respectively.

Ravi Ashwin to Delhi Capitals?

Speaking to the reporters on Saturday on the sidelines of a teachers’ conclave in the national capital, Delhi Capitals mentor Sourav Ganguly also expressed interest in Ashwin. “We would be more than happy to have [Ravichandran] Ashwin if KXIP is ready to release him,” Ganguly was quoted as saying.

Despite last playing limited-overs cricket for India during the tour of West Indies in 2017, it is intriguing to know that franchises are making efforts to have Ashwin in their team.

In 14 matches during IPL 2019, Ashwin dismissed 15 batsmen at an average of 26.66, an economy rate of 7.27 and a strike rate of 22. Overall in the IPL, Ashwin has picked 125 wickets in 139 matches at an average of 26.48, an ecoomy rate of 6.79 and a strike rate of 23.39.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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