The veteran cricketer opined that the franchises weren’t keen to trade players, fearing that it would make the opposition stronger. Ashwin mentioned that RR had also closed on a few deals, however, the other franchises turned down the offers despite initially agreeing to them.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, he remarked:
Notably, Ashwin is one of 16 players retained by RR ahead of the impending auction. The event is scheduled to take place in Kochi on December 23 later this year. The inaugural champions have a remaining purse of ₹13.2 crore.
“It will definitely affect the morale of the player” - Ravichandran Ashwin feels PBKS re-signing Mayank Agarwal at lower price at auction won’t be ideal
Punjab Kings (PBKS) have released former captain Mayank Agarwal from their squad prior to the mini-auction. While there have been some reports that the franchise might consider buying him back at a lower price, Ashwin suggested that this could hamper the player’s confidence.
He pointed out that Agarwal was one of the retained players last year. The 36-year-old emphasized that teams cannot reduce the price of certain players just because they failed to live up to their expectations in one season.
Ashwin added:
The Punjab-based franchise released Agarwal in an attempt to spruce up its purse ahead of the auction. The opening batter was paid ₹12 crore in this year’s cash-rich league. Veteran batter Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed as the captain for the new season.
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