By H.JanGra April 14, 2022
After having won the toss, RR skipper Sanju Samson chose to bowl first. Having been sent out to bat, Gujarat batters responded by scoring 192/4 in their respective 20 overs
Thanks to incredible batting from skipper Hardik Pandya (87 off 52), Abhinav Manohar (43 off 28) and later, David Miller joined the party, scoring 31 off 14 balls.
Chasing a huge total of 193 runs, Rajasthan Royals got off to a decent start as Jos Buttler began on the front foot, continuing his onslaught on bowlers.
Although, once Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed by the debutant, Yash Dayal, fans were shocked to see Ravichandran Ashwin walking out to bat at number 3 for the Royals.
While Ashwin did play an important knock in the previous game against Lucknow Super Giants, when he grabbed eyeballs with his 'retired out' tactic
Seeing Ashwin join Buttler in the middle, netizens started to tweet about 'retired out 2.0'
Although, before Ashwin could have retired out himself for a second game running, his inning was cut short by Lockie Ferguson who dismissed the Indian all-rounder.
Nonetheless, Twitterati were in disbelief to see Ashwin and Rajasthan Royals make such a bold move
Before getting out on 8 runs, the 35-year-old did smack Ravi Bishnoi for a huge six, which was another major talking point for the netizens.