India, March 31 -- Ravichandran Ashwin's homecoming to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is not going as planned. The veteran off-spinner was taken for 46 runs against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday in Guwahati, and former England captain Michael Vaughan believes modern-day players no longer play the reputation as they believe they can hit every ball for a four or a six in the shortest format.

Ashwin has taken three wickets in IPL 2025 at an economy rate of 9.90. However, he has looked a pale shadow of himself. In the fixture against Rajasthan Royals, Nitish Rana took a special liking to Ashwin, hitting him for boundaries for fun.

The 38-year-old retired from international cricket in December 2024 following the Brisbane Test against Australia, and ...