R Ashwin interacts with fans ahead of the IPL 2024 game© X (formerly Twitter)
Rajasthan Royals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s sweet gesture for young fans at Jaipur airport has gone viral on social media. Ashwin has a huge fan following among the supporters of Rajasthan Royals and it was on display once again when two fans got extremely excited seeing the veteran cricketer. The video showed two young fans approaching Ashwin for an autograph and a photo to which the spinner agreed and had a nice moment with them. The video was posted by Rajasthan Royals on their official social media along with the caption: “Wherever he goes…”.
IPL’s perennial slow starters Mumbai Indians under new captain Hardik Pandya will be hoping for a happy homecoming when they take on a confident Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Despite the change at the helm with Pandya replacing five-time title-winning skipper Rohit Sharma – a move that has led to a brutal attack on the former – Mumbai Indians have made another famously disappointing start to their IPL campaign as they continue their IPL campaign lost. first two games.
Wherever he goes…pic.twitter.com/m6CU6FOc8w
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 30, 2024
A six-run defeat to Pandya’s former team Gujarat Titans was followed by a thumping of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who won the record run-fest by 32 runs in Hyderabad, with Mumbai Indians plummeting to the last spot in the 10-team points table .
These are still the early days in the 17th edition of the T20 league, but Pandya’s Mumbai Indians will have to end their losing streak and improve their Net Run Rate, which is the worst among all teams at -0.925.
One of the odds stacked against them is the absence of Suryakumar Yadav, who remains on the sidelines as he recovers from two separate injuries that have kept him out of the MI camp this IPL.
Even though Mumbai Indians have amassed a 4-1 head-to-head record in their last five encounters with Rajasthan Royals, the home side will have a tough task ahead of them as Sanju Samson’s team has left no stone unturned in their IPL season starting with two wins.
(With PTI inputs)
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