India’s sensational off-spinner Ravi Ashwin bagged a contract for INR 5 cr with the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 mega-auction. After picking him in the squad, Rajasthan Royals welcomed their new recruit Ravichandran Ashwin with a heartwarming gesture.
Royals CEO Jake Lush McCrum visited Ravi Ashwin and presented him with a gift hamper consisting of RR goodies. Ashwin was left overwhelmed by the amazing gesture and he came up with an epic reaction.
Unboxing the gift hamper, Ashwin revealed that her daughters love the color pink. In a video shared by the franchise on their social media handles, R Ashwin said:
“So these are only for me or my kids as well? My daughters actually love pink. So the biggest plus of me playing for RR would be the pink dress. They will all over it.”
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Meanwhile, Ashwin was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for a sum of INR 5 crores on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 mega auction on Saturday. He was previously a part of the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021.
After being bought by Rajasthan Royals, the 35-year-old cricketer from Tamil Nadu expressed his excitement to join the Royals and partner up with Yuzvendra Chahal in the spin department.
Talking about his upcoming stint with Rajasthan Royals, Ashwin said:
“I got picked up by Rajasthan Royals, I am extremely delighted that they have picked me, they tried hard to pick me in the last auction in 2018 but it has come through finally. I have got a great rapport with all of them in that dugout, I have a wonderful rapport with Sanju Samson as well.”
He added:
“I am looking forward to giving my complete best for the franchise and hopefully doing special things for them. Looking forward to bowling alongside Yuzvendra Chahal, looking forward to sharing a dressing room with Jos Buttler, how good is it gonna be.”
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