R Ashwin breaks silence on IPL trade rumours, asks CSK for clarity
"I played three years for RR," Ashwin said on his Youtube show. "After my 1st year, I got an email from the CEO saying this is your performance, this is our expectation and we're renewing your contract. It's one plus one plus one - the contract renewal. After every season, it's the responsibility of the franchise to communicate to the player if they're retaining or releasing him," said Ashwin. 'Don't know who is making rumours'Ashwin said that every player has the right to express their interest about being retained or not to franchises. The spinner said that his future isn't in his hands at the moment and said none of the rumours, including the one related to Sanju Samson, are coming from the player's side. "With regard to news about me or Sanju - obviously a player has the right to express interest [if he wishes to be retained or no]. Every player seeks clarity. As things stand, it's not in my hands. I've just asked for clarity. The situation we're in, all the news floating around, none of it is coming from the players. Even with Sanju's news, it's rumours or it's coming from the franchise's side. I don't know who is making this news," said Ashwin. The IPL trade window usually opens a month after the season ends and runs until a week before the next auction.- Ends
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