Reacting to those reports, Ashwin recently disclosed that even his mother had started asking him why the team wasn’t retaining him. The 36-year-old mentioned that despite having received official confirmation about the retention, he continued to act as if he was going to be released.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said:
Notably, Ashwin was roped in by the Royals at the mega auction earlier this year for ₹5 crore. The crafty spinner bagged 13 wickets from 17 matches in the latest edition of the cash-rich league, at a good economy rate of 7.50.
“I felt sad since I did reasonably well for them last year” - Ravichandran Ashwin on reports of RR releasing him
Ashwin went on to say that he was quite disappointed over the rumors of his release, given that he had a successful campaign with the team in 2022.
He highlighted how there were several reports indicating that the franchise was planning to part ways with him ahead of the mini-auction. The seasoned campaigner further mentioned that many people reached out to him, reacting to all the reports.
Ashwin is one of 16 players retained by RR. They have, however, released Anunay Singh, Karun Nair, Tejas Baroka, Shubham Garhwal, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Daryll Mitchell.
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