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Fans Start Meme Fest As R Ashwin Joins Jos Buttler At Rajasthan Royals After 'Mankad Saga'

R Ashwin's move to mankad Jos Buttler had led to the Indian spinner facing both immense criticism and support from fans and experts.

New Delhi: In what has now become one of the most talked about bids of the IPL auction 2022 so far, Rajasthan Royals (RR) acquired senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for Rs 5 crore. As soon as Ashiwn was bought by RR, fans started a meme fest on Twitter as the seasoned spinner is the one who had mankaded Rajasthan's star batter Jos Buttler to create a massive controversy in the cash-rich T20 League, back in 2019.

Ashwin's move to mankad Jos Buttler had led to the Indian spinner facing both immense criticism and support from fans and experts. Ever since the controversy, Ashwin, despite having had chances to do mankading, refrained from doing so.

Check out some hilarious memes and reactions:

"Haha Ashwin to Rajasthan. Will love him plotting a Mankad with Buttler," former Director of Cricket Operations for Punjab Kings, Virender Sehwag tweeted.

"Ashwin and Buttler in the same team. No more discussions about the mythical ‘Spirit of the game’," tweeted Aakash Chopra.

"We spoke to Jos prior to the auction and talked through all our prioritisation of players. Obviously, he did not even think about it. I had to bring it up and he was absolutely fine with it. On the field, they are looking forward to playing together," Rajasthan Royals CEO Jake Lush McCrum was quoted as saying by timesnownews.

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