IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin "Looking Forward To A Good Connect" With Rajasthan Royals' Director Of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara received immense praise from Ravichandran Ashwin in a candid interview given by the spinner as posted by RR's social media handles. Ashwin, who was recently bought for Rs 5 crore in the Indian Premier League Mega Auction by RR, sounded extremely excited and said that he was "looking forward to a good connect" with Sangakkara when the tournament begins on March 26. Ashwin also hoped that he would get to discuss a lot of cricket with the former Sri Lanka captain. "Sanga is a lovely gentleman, whenever I've interacted with him. The first time I met him was when we were having dinner with Dinesh Karthik in Sri Lanka and that was the first time I Sanga. We were on a tour to Sri Lanka and a lovely gentleman and quite an intellectual man. So, I am looking forward to a good connect with him and discuss a lot of cricket," he said.

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Sangakkara retired from Test cricket in 2015 after the second Test at the P Sara Oval against India. The match, which was won by India eventually, proved to be quite an emotional one for the stylish left-hander.

Interestingly, Kumar was dismissed by Ashwin in both the innings of the Test, something which he thinks was a relief considering the herculean nature of Kumar's batsmanship.

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"I played a couple of Test matches, dismissed him a few times. It's safe to say that Sanga retired then and there because, you know all these big batters when they get out to a certain bowler, they make plans and they come out hungrier, trying to dominate you. But I was, in a way, you know, happy that I dismissed him, happy that he was going to retire and I was a part of that game and quietly relaxed inside