IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin tries his hands at chess – Rajasthan Royals (RR) off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin turned chess guru to young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal. The veteran player was also seen giving some valuable tips to him about the game, as Jaiswal was soaking in all the knowledge. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Prof. Ashwin ke daayein haath ka khel.♟️🤌#RoyalsFamily | @ashwinravi99 | @yashasvi_j pic.twitter.com/o5aoxxlvdM
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 3, 2022
IPL 2022: RR’s Ravichandran Ashwin becomes CHESS GURU to Yashasvi Jaiswal, India’s chess federation reacts – Check Out
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin’s chess smartness impresses India’s chess federation
As soon as the RR shared the video of Ashwin and Jaiswal playing chess on their Twitter page, it managed to get a lot of responses and likes. However, India’s chess federation’s reply managed to grab eyeballs. RR had given a fitting caption and mentioned for Ashwin playing chess comes easy.
Cashing on that line, the chess federation replied by saying, “Ek ek haath hojaye? @ashwinravi99 @rajasthanroyals (How about a hand?)” said the AICF in its tweet.
Ek ek haath hojaye? 😁♟️ @ashwinravi99 @rajasthanroyals https://t.co/Z62CvHGMhd
— All India Chess Federation (@aicfchess) May 4, 2022
IPL 2022: RR’s Ravichandran Ashwin becomes CHESS GURU to Yashasvi Jaiswal, India’s chess federation reacts – Check Out
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin continues to impress in IPL
- Meanwhile, Ashwin is having a decent ongoing IPL 2022 with RR
- The off-spinner has taken 8 wickets in 10 games at an impressive economy rate of 7.10
- In fact, the RR off-spinners economy rate is 12th best among bowlers. In the process, he also managed to pick 150 wickets in the IPL
- Ashwin has also been used as a pinch-hitter by RR. He has scored 83 runs at a strike rate of 145.61
- Ashwin also created history as he became the first ever to retire out in IPL
IPL 2022: RR’s Ravichandran Ashwin becomes CHESS GURU to Yashasvi Jaiswal, India’s chess federation reacts – Check Out
IPL 2022: Yashasvi Jaiswal keen to make amends after a quiet start to IPL – Jaiswal, who was retained by RR for 4 crores has failed to get going in the ongoing IPL. The southpaw has played three games and scored just 25 runs.
With Devdutt Padikkal not firing, Jaiswal might get a chance in coming matches for RR. This time the youngster would be keen to make amends and show his class on the big stage.
IPL 2022: RR’s Ravichandran Ashwin becomes CHESS GURU to Yashasvi Jaiswal, India’s chess federation reacts – Check Out
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