INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2020-21 People talked about who'll dismiss Smith, nobody gave me a chance - Ashwin Share Tweet R Ashwin dismissed Steven Smith three times in the series Down Under © Getty R Ashwin has toured Australia on multiple occasions with the Indian team but the latest trip will have to be the most memorable one for the offspinner. Not only did the 34-year-old leave a mark with the ball -- neutralising the threat posed by Australia's batsmen especially Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne -- Ashwin also delivered with the bat when it mattered. During a chat with select group of journalists on Sunday (January 24), Ashwin spoke about the historic series Down Under, his duel with Smith and more. Excerpts: Talking about the series Down Under - do you reckon the Aussies underestimated India's bench strength? I am not too sure. I personally think they knew our bowling was going to challenge them all through the series. I think it is just that the team found ways to ...
ANNOUNCEMENT IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST 20 January 2021 IPL 2021 The window for the eight IPL franchises to retain players for the Indian Premier League 2021 season closed today. 139 players were retained by the franchises whereas 57 players were released from their existing squads. The following players from the eight franchises were retained & released from the squad: Chennai Super Kings Retained Players: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, R Sai Kishore Released Players: Kedar Jadhav, Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Monu Singh, Shane Watson Delhi Capitals Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar...