Ravichandran Ashwin predicts that the Australian pace pair of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will earn more than INR 14 crore in the next Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction.
Ravichandran Ashwin of the Indian cricket team believes that the Australian pace pair of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will get more than INR 14 crore in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction. The Rajasthan Royals cricketer resorted to social media to make several auction predictions, including the belief that both Starc and Cummins will command high prices following their Cricket World Cup 2023 triumph on Indian soil. He also predicted that all-rounder Shahrukh Khan, who was released by Punjab Kings, will fetch between INR 10 and 14 crores in a legitimate bidding war.
In the video, Ashwin stated that he anticipates bids for Rachin Ravindra to be between INR 4 and 7 crores, while for pacer Harshal Patel, he stated that he expects bids to be between INR 7 and 10 crores. Gerald Coetzee was placed in the same category as Harshal, and Ashwin estimates Rovman Powell will receive INR 4 to 7 crores.
Ashwin’s one surprising forecast was that World Cup hero Travis Head will not get more than INR 4 crores. Ashwin expects veteran India fast bowler Umesh Yadav to fetch between INR 4 and 7 crores.
Ashwin congratulated Australian spinner Nathan Lyon on his 500th Test wicket.
Nathan Lyon reached the momentous milestone of 500 Test wickets during the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Sunday. Lyon became the seventh bowler to accomplish this accomplishment, joining the renowned company of iconic players in long-format cricket.
Following Lyon’s achievement, Ashwin, a modern-day adversary of Lyon, complimented him on X
“Only the second off-spinner in history to pick 500 test wickets.” “@NathLyon421 congrats mate #AUSvsPAK,” Ashwin tweeted.
Ashwin is also a few wickets away from joining the club. The Indian spinner, who debuted in Tests the same year as Lyon in 2011, has 489 wickets in 94 appearances. He is the ninth-highest Test wicket-taker, with Lyon, 36, sitting one spot above him in eighth place.
