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Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2022 Final: Rajasthan Royals had to face defeat against Gujarat Titans in the final of IPL 2022. The team had made it to the finals after 2008 but failed to win the title.
In the final of IPL 2022, where Gujarat Titans celebrated fiercely after the victory, on the other hand there was silence in the camp of Rajasthan Royals. Who would have thought that this team, equipped with such excellent and experienced players, would lose the final in a one-sided fashion. The team whose batsman won the Orange Cap, the team whose bowler won the Purple Cap could not win the title, this thing is difficult to digest. There is no doubt that Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, captain Sanju Samson and every member of the team will be saddened by the loss in the title match, but there is a player in this team who has suffered the loss in the final for the 7th time. These players are none other than off-spinner R Ashwin, who has seen defeat in the final of IPL 2022 for the 7th time.
Ashwin lost IPL final for the 7th time
You will be surprised to know that a champion player like Ashwin has to lose in the IPL final for the 7th time. Ashwin has reached the IPL final with four teams and he faced disappointment 7 times. Ashwin has lost 4 times in the final with Dhoni. He also lost in the final with Rising Pune Supergiants. This happened to him in 2020 with Delhi Capitals and now he had to see such a day in the team of Rajasthan Royals too. Ashwin lost IPL finals with Chennai in the years 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. In 2017, Ashwin was associated with Rising Pune Supergiants under the captaincy of Steve Smith and this team lost in the final.
Questions raised on Ashwin’s strategy
Let us tell you that R Ashwin could not do anything special with the ball in IPL 2022. He had 12 wickets in 17 matches to his name. He proved to be very expensive in the final as well. After this, Rajasthan team director Kumar Sangakkara advised Ashwin to use more off-spin than the carrom ball. Let us tell you that Ashwin was seen bowling carrom to the right-handed batsmen throughout the season and it did not benefit the team much.
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