The former drummer of the India national cricket team, Robin Uthapppa, argued the legendary Ravichandran Ashwin to take over as a chief coach of an Indian Premier League team (IPL) very soon.
Robin Uthapppa said that Ravichandran Ashwin would be a “fascinating coach” and would find many IPL franchises who would be interested in having it in their configuration.
Ravichandran Ashwin announced his IPL retirement in August 2025
On August 27, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and promised to explore “the game around various leagues”.
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He said goodbye to IPL less than a year after his retirement from international cricket, which he announced during the Border-Gavaskar 2024-25 trophy in December.
The legendary dispensor out of his trip to the IPL with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and finished it with the same team, after being bought by the five -time champions for a huge 9.75 inring in the mega auction IPL 2025.
Overall, the 38 -year -old man represented five franchises – Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals – in IPL.
He played 221 games in the Ligue Marquee T20 and won 187 counters at an average of 30.22, a saving of 7.20 and a strike rate of 25.1. He notably put an end to his career as a fifth highest flare holder in the history of the IPL.
I think that his heritage (as an IPL player) will not be as great as an international cricket player – Robin Uthappa
In a video shared on his official YouTube channel, Robin Uthappa, who shone for CSK in IPL, said that the IPL inheritance by Ravichandran Ashwin would not be considered as great in international cricket, where he won 765 counters in 287 games.
By giving the reason for his daring complaint, Robin Uthapppa said that Ashwin had used defensive options much more than those offensive of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was completely opposed to what he had done in international cricket.
“I think that his inheritance (as IPL player) will not be as great as an international cricket player because of the options he used after a certain point,” said Robin Uthapppa.
“He used many defensive options in the IPL compared to the offensive options he used in international cricket, in particular to test the cricket. I would like him to use his thoring much more. It is a mixed bag for him in IPL. Many things also happened to him by his IPL career.
He could be head coach in the IPL – Robin Uthappa on Ravichandran Ashwin
Uthapppa also said that Ashwin’s trip to coach and mentoring roles would be interesting and also supported him to become a head coach of the IPL. He said:
“I think he will make a fascinating coach. But I think that his life is going to be much more enterprising than being stuck in the work of a coach. He will in a way be a mentor. It will be a big role for him. He could be head coach. There could be takers for him,” he thought.
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