Watch: Rajasthan Royals Fans Sing Jhalak Dikhla Ja For Ravichandran Ashwin. Star Quips This

27.03.2023 - 12:55 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is just days away and all the teams have started their camps. The same goes for IPL 2022 runners-up Rajasthan Royals, who lost last year's final to Gujarat Titans.

All the top players have already assembled in Jaipur. In a recent video posted by Rajasthan Royals on their social media handles, fans at the Sawaiman Singh Stadium could be singing "Jhalak Dikhla Ja.

Ekbar Aaja Aaja"- a popular Hindi song composed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya - for star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Seeing the fans, Ashwin said: "I have brought them".

Then when he hears them sing, he says: "Kamaal hai yaar". Watch: Rajasthan Royals Singh 'Jhalak Dikhla Ja' For Ashwin.

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