Reacting to the same, Ravichandran Ashwin mentioned that the franchise made the right call by not parting ways with the left-hander. He suggested that while CSK would have gotten ₹16 crore by releasing Jadeja, it would not have been possible to find a replacement for him, given his all-round abilities.
The veteran spinner also pointed out that trading Jadeja to another team would have made that side significantly stronger going into the auction. Ashwin made these remarks while speaking on his YouTube channel.
He explained:
Notably, Jadeja was appointed as the captain of CSK ahead of this year’s cash-rich league. However, he relinquished the position after just eight matches and MS Dhoni was back at the helm of the team.
The four-time champions had a dismal campaign, finishing in the penultimate position in the points table. Chennai managed to win just four matches in the edition. It is worth mentioning that Jadeja didn’t feature in the team’s final fixtures as he was ruled out due to a knee injury.
“CSK might go for him” - Ravichandran Ashwin feels Chennai might look to rope in Manish Pandey at IPL 2023 auction
Ashwin further went on to add that Manish Pandey could be on CSK’s radar, given that they are in search of an Indian batter following Robin Uthappa’s retirement.
He predicted that the MS Dhoni-led side would consider bidding for Pandey at the event. It is worth mentioning that the right-handed batter was with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the previous season. However, he was not retained by the franchise.
The 36-year-old added:
The upcoming IPL 2023 mini-auction will take place in Kochi on December 23. The Chennai-based franchise will go into the event with a purse of ₹20.45 crore.
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