Rajasthan Royals' former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin backs veteran IPL paceman Sandeep Sharma in his battle with Rohit Sharma. He also trolled the legendary Indian batter, highlighting his poor record against the Royals seamer.
Rajasthan Royals absolutely destroyed the Mumbai Indians in a rain-hit game at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati. Firstly, the Royals openers put on a massive target to chase for the MI batters, and then the accurate bowling from the Royals seamers and spinner, Ravi Bishnoi, followed.
Such has been their dominance early in this edition of the IPL that they are currently at the top of the table with three straight wins; Yashasvi Jaiswal leads the batting charts with the most runs, and Bishnoi leads the bowling charts with the most wickets.
Rohit Sharma had to give MI a solid start if they were to look to reach the mammoth target set by the RR batters. However, the veteran Indian batter once again failed to deliver on this big occasion against a bowling attack that comprises the bowlers he has the worst record against.
Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma were introduced early in the powerplay due to their overwhelming record against Rohit. Rohit was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma after he found himself trapped right in front of the wickets, attempting to play a new kind of paddle ramp shot.
After the dismissal, former RR spinner Ravichandran Ashwin praised his former teammate Sandeep Sharma for his effectiveness. During the statement, he said, "Sharmaji vs Sharmaji ka contest he nahi hai, Sharmaji jitta hai. (There is no contest between the two Sharmajis; only one always wins.)"
This looked like a sharp jibe at Rohit Sharma for his poor record against the seamer. Ashwin completely sided with his former teammate, highlighting his promising record against the MI great.
Rohit Sharma vs Sandeep Sharma: Indian great's awful numbers
Rohit Sharma might have scored 7000+ runs, but he has an awful record against Sandeep Sharma, an ignored yet effective Indian pacer, who has been part of the IPL for the past one and a half decades.
Sandeep Sharma has played for the Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab), the Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the Rajasthan Royals; however, one batter whom he has consistently dismissed every time they met is Rohit Sharma.
Ravichandran Ashwin pointed out that Sandeep has dismissed the MI veteran 6 times, and he averages an awful 6.33 against him. Notably, this pacer has also dismissed Virat Kohli the most number of times, flexing his record to the tally.
Rohit vs Sandeep in the IPL
Runs: 38Balls: 47Dismissals: 6Avg: 6.33SR: 80.85Dots: 30
Ravichandran Ashwin backs Sandeep Sharma as one of the 3 greatest Indian seamers in the IPL
Ravichandran Ashwin also backed Sandeep Sharma as one of the finest pacers in the history of the IPL. He placed him alongside the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, claiming him among the top 3 seamers in the IPL's history.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 200+ wickets and is the first seamer to do so in the IPL. Jasprit Bumrah is the greatest pacer T20 cricket has ever witnessed, and Ashwin comparing Sandeep to their standards is a massive perk to the Indian seamer.
Sandeep, as per Ravichandran Ashwin, was cited as a true option in the death overs by the Rajasthan Royals, as he claimed that, despite not clocking 140s, he is effective throughout any phase of the game. He can also swing with the new ball and has an excellent knuckleball in the middle overs.
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