The Indian Premier League (IPL) is all about surprises. Such is the demand of T20 cricket that franchises typically attempt to outwit the opposition. Maybe in a bid to do exactly that, the inaugural champions of the cash-rich league despatched off-spinning all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin to open the innings together with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Whereas they have been pressured to think about a brand new opening batter with Jos Buttler injuring himself whereas taking a catch, they’d one other top-order specialist batter in Devdutt Padikkal who hasn’t fairly bought going within the center order who they might have tried. Nonetheless, they went forward with Ashwin.
In the meantime, after Jaiswal’s dismissal Ashwin and Jos Buttler even bought to bat with one another which additionally led to hilarious reactions as netizens recalled Ashiwn “mankad” dismissal of the England star previously.
Take a look at some hilarious reactions right here:
So @ashwinravi99 Opening !!!
It is astonishing, what this man can do.
Hope Buttler’s harm will not be severe. #RRvsPBKS #PBKSvsRR #Ashwin #IPL2023
— Sahilllll (@S4Hillll) April 5, 2023
Butler and Ashwin gonna bat collectively 😂🤣 RR making issues occur#RRvsPBKS #Ashwin
— Shravan (@Sanhin5) April 5, 2023
Ye #Ashwin ko zyda chull nhi lagi rehti batting ki #RRvsPBKS
— Aayush Mittal (@immaayush) April 5, 2023
R Ashwin as an opener?
IPL present its sufficient😳#Ashwin #RRvPBKS #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/SSrvplnIGw
— Masum (@masum_twt) April 5, 2023
#Ashwin opening the innings. Audacity stage! @IamSanjuSamson 😎😂@ashwinravi99@rajasthanroyals#IPL2023#RRvsPBKS#Ashwin
— Abhishek. (@GG_23112) April 5, 2023
After seeing #Ashwin as opener me be like😳😳#RRvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/imLcVra73U
— Vamc Krishna (@lyf_a_zindagi) April 5, 2023
Ashwin is one of the best content material creator on and off the sector on cricket 😂#RRvsPBKS#Ashwin
— Shravan (@Sanhin5) April 5, 2023