Former Indian off-spinner and commentator Ravi Ashwin expressed his views on the successful trade between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) involving Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Nathan Ellis and Khaleel Ahmed.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin remarked that SRH won this particular trade, adding that Livingstone was traded to CSK as a middle-order finisher after MS Dhoni’s exit from the cash-rich league.
Ashwin further noted that Chennai got Livingstone’s services at INR 6 Crore, adding that their think tank would have thought that it would be a bit tough to get the all-rounder’s services at a lower price at the IPL 2027 mini-auction.
“In this trade between SRH and CSK, SRH are the clear winners. But you may rate a player highly, and the other team is not using them, that is one thing. You may want to improve on your XI from last year as well. If you look from CSK’s perspective, Livingstone is someone who SRH did not use. And he did well in The Hundred. Maybe they have taken him because they need a middle-order finisher after MS Dhoni. They have looked at him as a finisher with power. Maybe they thought you cannot buy Livingstone in the auction for a lower price. But SRH have won this trade in its entirety,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
On November 5, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) completed a four-player trade ahead of the IPL 2027, with Liam Livingstone and Jack Edwards moving to CSK, while Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis joined SRH.
In the recent edition of the Men’s Hundred, Livingstone scored 233 runs from eight matches at an average of 29.12 and a strike rate of 159.58, with two half-centuries.
