No off days for Ravi Ashwin: Rajasthan Royals share footage of Indian spinner honing his skills during flight to Kolkata

Ravi Ashwin played a whirlwind knock against Chennai Super Kings in Rajasthan’s final group stage game in the Indian Premier League. He was seen playing a game of chess while travelling to Kolkata from Mumbai.

Rajasthan Royals went to the top two of the Indian Premier League after a stellar performance with the bat against Chennai Super Kings in their final group stage game in the tournament.

Ashwin hit three sixes and two boundaries en route his 23-ball 40, winning Rajasthan Royals a thrilling encounter. He thumped his chest seven times after RR secured their victory in a celebration that has never been seen from Ashwin before.

With the win, Rajasthan proceeded to travel to Kolkata where the playoffs stages of the tournament is set to be played.

Rajasthan Royals posted a video on their social handles which had Ravi Ashwin playing a game of chess with his teammate. Royals’ captioned the video stating that Ashwin does not take any break, mentally or physically, between games. They seemed to hint that Ashwin is a constant thinker of the game.

Ravi Ashwin is an insightful reader of the game, something that is quite apparent from his analysis about cricketing matters in his own YouTube channel.

Rajasthan are set to play table-topper Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier in the Indian Premier League. Their game falls slightly under the ambit of uncertainty as Kolkata was hit by huge thunderstorms close to the days of the playoffs. Rain is expected on the day of the first qualifier as well. The Royals’ flight was caught in the thunderstorm while reaching Kolkata. The players had faced a lot of turbulence at the time of landing.