Ravichandran Ashwin hopeful of reuniting with CSK

Anurag Das Gupta

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega-auction coming shortly, Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his desire to don the yellow jersey again. 


As Ashwin was involved in a candid chat with former IPL auctioneer Richard Madley, the veteran off-spinner wished to make a comeback in the MSD led Chennai Super Kings team.


Ashwin played for CSK from 2008-15 before getting picked by Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. The 35-year-old contributed significantly for the Chennai-based franchise and picked 90 wickets in 94 innings for the team


"I'm actually not too sure, but to be honest, a professional player going anywhere giving his best must be the ideal way to go about it," Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.


"But yeah, I am 35 now, it will be nice to come back to where I started but they already have an off-spinner with them in Moeen Ali. So I don't know how they gonna go about it, so let's wait and watch.


Ashwin holds a special place for CSK in his heart and his return back to the franchise is highly possible as his IPL performance in the last few years has been quite overwhelming.


"Actually to be very honest, I have got no clue about where I might be ending up. The reason being it’s early up in the auction, some teams have got money, some teams have already retained a lot of players and I just feel it’s going to be a real topsy turvy sort of a curve," Ashwin added.


"If you come and present yourself in the first three or four people in the marquee set, then your future is just about anywhere and everywhere. If you come maybe after five players and I think there are a few teams that will have money and there will be an even game happening and there will be people going after," he added.


IPL 2022 mega-auction will be held in Bangalore on February 12 and 13.

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