Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Jos Buttler on Saturday (February 12) welcomed veteran spinner R Ashwin in the team after the latter was roped in by the same franchise at the IPL 2022 mega auction.
RR made a successful bid of INR 5 Crore to secure the services of Ashwin and he will now team up with Buttler, who was retained along with Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal by the inaugural IPL champions.
WATCH – “How good is that going to be?”, Ashwin looking forward to share dressing room with Buttler
Notably, Ashwin and Buttler were involved in the infamous ‘Mankading’ incident back in 2019. Playing for Punjab, the off-spinner had run out the wicketkeeper batter by affecting ‘Mankad’.
Even though Ashwin’s antics was well within the rules, he was subjected to widespread criticism as many felt it was against the 'Spirit of Cricket'.
Meanwhile, Jos Buttler has moved on from the incident and he is now looking forward to share the dressing room with the seasoned tweaker.
"Hey Ash, Jos here. Don't worry, I'm inside the crease. Can't wait to see you in pink for the Royals. Look forward to sharing a dressing room with you," Buttler said in a video posted by Rajasthan Royals on Twitter.
Besides Ashwin, the Royals also bagged Yuzvendra Chahal, Shimron Hetmyer, KC Cariappa, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag and Prasidh Krishna on Day 1 of the mega auction.
