5 players who struggled after changing teams in IPL 2016

#2 Ravichandran Ashwin – Rising Pune Supergiants

Just like his team, Ashwin also had a forgettable season

Much like his carrom ball, even Ashwin’s IPL 2016 season was a mystery. No one could read what transpired between him and his India and Chennai skipper MS Dhoni. Though he played all the matches for the Rising Pune Supergiants, the off-spinner was no more the go to bowler for his captain this season. For most part of the season, Ashwin was overshadowed, first by Murugan Ashwin and then by Australian leggie Adam Zampa.

In most of the matches, Ashwin came on to bowl after the halfway stage of the innings, in complete contrast to previous seasons with Chennai when Dhoni trusted him even with the new ball. Having lost his skipper’s confidence, Ashwin’s off breaks also lacked the fizz and threat of previous seasons. The off-spinner snared 10 scalps in 14 matches but that came at a price as his average touched 31 and economy jumped up to 7.5 in contrast to last season’s 5.84.