Robin Uthappa trade: RR CEO discloses exact reason behind 'All-Cash Deal' with CSK

Robin Uthappa was brought out by Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise at Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) auction back in December 2019. As it turns out, franchise has decided to part ways with dynamic batsman after just one season. Playing for Rajasthan under leership of outbound Steve Smith, Uthappa returned with below-par performance, yielding just 196 runs at an aver of 16.33 across 12 matches for his side.

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Robin Uthappa tre: Cricketer moves to CSK ahe of IPL 2021 auction

On Thursday, January 21, i.e. just a day after franchises revealed ir list of retentions and releases, Rajasthan Royals tred Robin Uthappa to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an all-cash deal. While issuing an official statement, Royals' COO Jake Lush McCrum said that franchise would like to thank cricketer for his contributions to side during his time with m, especially with one of his speeches amongst World Cup winners, which proved to be inspiring for lot of young cricketers.

COO also revealed reasons behind Uthappa tre to Chennai Super Kings. He said that ir squ alrey have a depth among opening batsmen. Lush ded that y received an offer from Chennai franchise, which is why y agreed to an all-cash tre.

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Robin Uthappa to play under MS Dhoni in IPL 2021

Robin Uthappa me his IPL debut back in 2008 through Mumbai Indians. Since n, he has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore (2009-2010), Pune Warriors India (2011-2013), Kolkata Knight Riders (2014-2019) and Rajasthan Royals (2020). CSK will be sixth franchise Uthappa will be representing, thus reuniting him with his 2007 T20 World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni in side.

Robin Uthappa IPL price

In December 2019, Robin Uthappa was purchased by Rajasthan Royals after cricketer was released from Kolkata Knight Riders camp. As per IPL 2020 auction, Uthappa IPL price for 2020 season was ₹3 crore. According to reports, CSK franchise have purchased Uthappa from Royals for same price.

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RR list of released players

Ahe of IPL 2021 auction, Rajasthan Royals released as many as seven cricketers, including captain Steve Smith from ir 2020 squ. Here is a look at entire RR list of released players.

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Im source: IPLT20.COM