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IPL 2022: Harbhajan Singh lauds Rajasthan Royals for utilising R Ashwin's all-round skills

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has praised the Rajasthan Royals franchise for making full use of senior India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin in the ongoing IPL 2022.

R Ashwin batting in ipl 2022

Mumbai, May 23: Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has praised the Rajasthan Royals franchise for making full use of senior India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin in the ongoing IPL 2022. Ashwin has done exceedingly well in all the departments in this tournament and justified the team management's decision.

The Tamil Nadu cricketer has delivered with the bat, as well as with the ball, for the franchise in his debut season. The Turbanator claimed the reason why Ashwin did so well with the bat in the ongoing season was that the team showed faith in him.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Harbhajan Singh said, "Rajasthan Royals should be credited for showing faith in Ashwin's all-round abilities and this is the best franchise to have ever made full use of R Ashwin. No franchise has ever utilised Ashwin's batting talent before but this team has promoted him up in the batting order and he's won them a match with the bat. They have understood the true potential of R Ashwin and full credit to Ashwin for reposing the faith of the franchise as well."

Bhajji lauds RR for utilising Ashwin

Harbhajan also claimed that RR's batting mainstay Jos Buttler, who's been a force to reckon with in the tournament, seems to have peaked early and that is why the runs have dried up from English swashbuckler's bat. The off-spinner, however, opined the explosive opener should go back to his basics in order to regain his form and come back strongly in the Qualifiers.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Harbhajan said, "Jos Buttler will have to adjust to the pitches in Kolkata. The pitches in Maharashtra have slowed down as the tournament reached its business end but the Eden Gardens track will be fresh, so not just Buttler, every batter will have to make that necessary adjustment. Coming to Buttler, I feel that he seems to have peaked very early and that is a reason why runs are not flowing through his bat in the latter part of the tournament. He's a great player and he'll have to go back to his basics to regain his form."

Meanwhile, former England cricketer Graeme Swann predicted his favourite team for the Qualifier 1 between Rajasthan and Gujarat on May 24 at iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Graeme Swann said, "Rajasthan Royals will win that first game (Qualifier 1) against Gujarat Titans. I honestly think first and second i.e. Gujarat and Rajasthan are the two best sides in this season and they could end up facing each other in that final."

Story first published: Monday, May 23, 2022, 17:11 [IST]
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