New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab’s newly-appointed Director of Cricket Operations Anil Kumble on Wednesday said no final decision has been made with regards to skipper Ravichandran Ashwin for the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This after KXIP co-owner Ness Wadia had said a couple of days back that the franchise has decided not to trade the spinner with Delhi Capitals.
“There is no decision that has been taken yet. I have just come on board, in the last week. We will know in the due course the decisions we are going to make. I haven’t got down to the details of the squad. The players we are going to retain, the players we are going to trade, none of those areas have been looked into,” former India head coach Kumble told IANS.
Asked if that means Ashwin will stay with KXIP, Kumble said: “We will let you know. At this point in time, as I said, I have just come in.”
Under Ashwin’s leadership, KXIP played well in the first half of the past two seasons before losing steam in the second half. They finished seventh in 2018 and sixth in 2019.
Ashwin has been in fine form in the ongoing home series against South Africa after not being part of the first XI in the West Indies. IANS