Twitter erupts as Ravichandran Ashwin gets sold to Kings XI Punjab

Here are some of the Tweets.

Published - 27 Jan 2018, 11:00 IST | Updated - 27 Jan 2018, 11:00 IST

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Ravichandran Ashwin has been an instrumental performer for India in international cricket. He has wielded his magic with the ball in hand and has churned out wickets at regular intervals. The Tamil Nadu-cricketer has also been a pivotal cricketer in the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL), first for the Chennai Super Kings and then for the Rising Pune Supergiants.

Quite rightly, he was among the marquee players in the ongoing auctions in Bangalore. He had a base price of 2 crores to start with. Chennai Super Kings and the Kings XI Punjab went hell for leather for the off-spinning all-rounder and entered into the bidding war. Kings XI Punjab went for Shikhar Dhawan, which showed their desperation to employ a skipper for their team.

They were for Shikhar Dhawan, but to their dismay, the Sunrisers Hyderabad bagged the Indian left-handed batsman back via the Right to Match (RTM) card. Afterwards, they made their mind to grab Ashwin at any cost. To their delight, the CSK refrained from bidding further on the Indian cricketer and was sold for 7.6 crores to the Kings XI Punjab.

New team new journey

Kings XI Punjab has been one of the most talented sides on paper ever since the inception of the Indian Premier League. However, they have underperformed on many occasions and crashed out of the tournament. They have languished at the bottom of the table and flattered to deceive. The team is yet to win the prestigious tournament and will look to turn their fortunes around.

Ravichandran Ashwin is a calm-headed cricketer who has the skills to lead a T20 side. Meanwhile, Kings XI Punjab will hope for Ashwin to fire all guns blazing for them in the upcoming edition of the IPL. Quite rightly, Twitter heaped praises on Ravichandran Ashwin following his adoption by his new IPL franchise. Here are some of the Tweets.

Ashwin to Punjab is good only for CSK fans.
He is a smart boy and we can finally find out what exactly "Coconut mein lassi milake" means! Phew!
— SA (@Aravind_SA) January 27, 2018

Ashwin (7.60 cr) to captain @lionsdenkxip then .. @mipaltan Use RTM for Pollard.. (5.40 cr) … And NO BID for Chris Gayle in the first round.. RCB didn't use RTM too.. VIVO #IPLAuction
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) January 27, 2018

Ashwin bowling to Dhoni at Chepauk. Who will the crowd cheer for? ?#IPLAuction
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) January 27, 2018

I will be surprised if KXIP don't make Ravichandran Ashwin their captain for this year's IPL. #IPLAuction
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) January 27, 2018

Most awkward thing will be R Ashwin not playing for Chennai SuperKIngs#IPLAuction #CSK
— Freaky ~ DRaval (@_DRaval) January 27, 2018

Gonna miss Ashwin in yellow? . Don’t know why csk didn’t bid back #IPLAuction
— Nikhil Ajmera (@nikhilajmera007) January 27, 2018

KKR yet to show interest in Indian players. Still need a captain. KXIP May have got theirs in Ashwin. Surprised with CSK to use RTM for Faf. SRH must be happy to not retain Dhawan. Saved them money. #IPLAuction
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 27, 2018

STAT: R Ashwin becomes second Tamilian who is moving to Punajb first was Ananya Swaminathan in Two States.#IPLAuction
— Farrago Abdullah (@abdullah_0mar) January 27, 2018

Ashwin to play for Punjab, and perhaps captain it as well. This is 2 States of my Cricket all over again. #IPLAuction
— Tushar (@tushjain15) January 27, 2018

Ashwin sold to KXIP for 7.60Cr. CSK have let him go. Ouch. KXIP going nuts, but guess they’ve found a new captain. #IPLAuction
— Samreen (@SamreenRazzaqui) January 27, 2018

Ashwin Now pic.twitter.com/t1ZYtm8bNU
— Karthick~Kumar (@ajithkumarjc) January 27, 2018

CSK went out at the right price for Ashwin. Dangerous signs. A smart CSK is dangerous for all the remaining teams in the competition.
— Alagappan V (@IndianMourinho) January 27, 2018