Ashwin estimated that bids for Rachin Ravindra could range between INR 4 and 7 crores, while placing Harshal Patel and Gerald Coetzee in the bracket of INR 7 to 10 crores.
Ravichandran Ashwin has foreseen that the Australian pace pair of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc may attract bids surpassing INR 14 crores in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction. The Rajasthan Royals player, expressing his auction predictions via social media, anticipates significant interest in Cummins and Starc after their triumphant performance in the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Indian grounds. Additionally, Ashwin envisions a bidding war for all-rounder Shahrukh Khan, recently released by Punjab Kings, with a price range spanning INR 10 to 14 crores.
In his prediction, Ashwin estimated that bids for Rachin Ravindra could range between INR 4 and 7 crores, while placing Harshal Patel and Gerald Coetzee in the bracket of INR 7 to 10 crores. Rovman Powell, according to Ashwin, is likely to secure bids ranging from INR 4 to 7 crores. Nevertheless, the spinner surprised many with the prediction that World Cup hero Travis Head might not command a price higher than INR 4 crores. Conversely, Ashwin anticipated that bids for veteran Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav would fall within the range of INR 4 to 7 crores.
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In a different cricketing context, Ashwin extended congratulations to Australian spinner Nathan Lyon for reaching the milestone of 500 Test wickets during the Australia vs. Pakistan Test in Perth. Lyon became the eighth bowler and the second off-spinner in history to achieve this remarkable feat. Ashwin, currently approaching the 500-wicket mark himself, acknowledged Lyon’s accomplishment on social media, emphasizing their parallel journeys as modern-day rivals in Test cricket.
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