IPL 2020: Ravichandran Ashwin admits to letting KXIP down, calls DC move 'justified'

Indian spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin was traded from Kings XI Punjab to Delhi Capitals during recently concluded IPL trading window. move was finalised ahead of upcoming IPL 2020 Auction on December 19 in Kolkata. In a recent interview with a leading media daily, cricketer finally revealed what he thinks about his move from one IPL franchise to ar.

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Ravichandran Ashwin on his move from KXIP to Delhi Capitals

Ravichandran Ashwin is a regular member of Indian Test playing XI. However, cricketer last played limited-overs cricket for India in 2017. In interview, Ashwin revealed that he is preparing himself to make a comeback into T20I team and has ICC T20 World Cup 2020 in his sights. He also spoke about his recent move from Kings XI Punjab to Delhi Capitals.

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cricketer said that he enjoyed his captaincy stint at Kings XI, which allowed him to explore some new boundaries. He added that a variety of factors came into effect which resulted in his trade to ar team. Ashwin implied that KXIP team owners did t feel cricketer delivered with level of performances expected from him, which off-spinner even agreed to in interview.

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He recalled that he failed to take Kings XI Punjab through to play-offs on both occasions (IPL 2018 and IPL 2019) and said that his move was more ‘initiated’ than his own doing. Due to successful trade, Ravichandran Ashwin will w represent Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020. He will w play alongside likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.

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