IPL 2022: When You Play Against CSK, You Want To Do Really Well - Ravichandran Ashwin On Match-Winning Performance

Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was satisfied with his match-winning performance with the bat no less against the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in RR’s last league game of the IPL 2022 season.

Ashwin came in during a tough period in RR’s chase with the second spot on the line in the league. He went on to score 40 runs in just 23 balls, staying till the end and taking his side over the line and onto Qualifier 1.

“CSK is a team that I played for. And I absolutely love coming up against them. It is a team that I enjoy playing against. It is not for any other reason but the fact that you played for a team and it’s going to be very natural and when you play against them, you want to do really well.”

“And second of all, I think the game, what was at stake, the two points. If we got those two points, we had two bites at the cherry. And, for all the hard work that we put in, the bubble life, the kind of hard work that I had put in through the season, it would materialize much better if that game came to a good fruition,” Ashwin stated.

“I just kept telling myself, just be in the contest” – Ravichandran Ashwin

With the ball in hand, Ashwin was taken apart by Moeen Ali. He went for 16 runs in his first over but ended up coming back later on to finish his quota and conceded just 12 runs more in his last 3 overs.

“Going into the game, I felt like I wanted each and every moment and after that first over that I bowled and went for 16 runs, I felt I hadn’t done much wrong. I just kept telling myself, just be in the contest, every ball…be in the contest, bring the same intensity to the game.”

“When I walked out to bat with Yashasvi, my thought process was very simple, get a couple of big shots, bring the scoring rate down, and ‘Yashasvi, we will get it done’. I felt he needed someone to communicate and take him deep,” Ashwin further stated.

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