RR vs PBKS Live: Rajasthan Royals stunned both the Punjab Kings and, to an extent, their very own fans, when all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was promoted as an opener in Guwahati on Tuesday. The experiment was however doomed as Ashwin went out for a duck and went back to the pavilion without opening his account. Rajasthan Royals’ experiment, however, forced the cricket fans to think about whether Ravichandran Ashwin has ever opened in the IPL previously or not. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN
RR vs PBKS Live: Ravichandran Ashwin’s record as opener in IPL & batting record at all positions, Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates
The answer to the question is yes, Ashwin has opened in the IPL history. Before the Guwahati T20 against Punjab Kings, Ashwin went in as an opener only once in his competitive career. The instance came for Chennai Super Kings against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013. In that match, Ashwin could score only 11 runs. This was better than his forgettable outing against Punjab Kings on Tuesday in Guwahati.
The following is Ravichandran Ashwin’s batting record in the IPL before his heroics against Punjab in Guwahati on Tuesday.
RR vs PBKS Live: Ravichandran Ashwin’s record as opener in IPL & batting record at all positions, Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates
Ravichandran Ashwin is the only batsman in IPL history to have batted between the number one and number 10 positions. This is quite a unique record for someone who has not set the IPL stage on fire with his batting exploits, though he has scored five Test centuries in his illustrious career.
RR vs PBKS Live: Ravichandran Ashwin’s record as opener in IPL & batting record at all positions, Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates
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