Updated on: Dec 29, 2025 09:07 pm IST
Ravichandran Ashwin took stamp of Nathan Ellis’ performance in the Enormous Bash League (BBL) for the Hobart Hurricanes.
Extinct India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went gaga over Nathan Ellis, the Australian speedster who’s decided to list the Chennai Enormous Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition. The pacer became once retained by the 5-time champions sooner than the mini-public sale, and Ellis is now showing that he’s characteristic to repay the faith. The excellent-arm like a flash has been in outstanding accomplish and has already turn right into a consistent starter in the Australian T20I taking part in XI as well.
On Monday, Ellis returned with figures of 3/30 in his quota of four overs for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Enormous Bash League (BBL) match in opposition to the Melbourne Renegades at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. This performance helped the hosts restrict the opponents to 162/9 in the allotted twenty overs.
Ellis bowled at the loss of life as well, and CSK are now most likely to make exercise of him in the specialised characteristic, pondering there would be no Matheesha Pathirana. Ashwin believes that the ‘Men in Yellow’ will be in truth cosy to see how Ellis is coming alongside, pondering how he has mastered bowling yorkers and altering his tempo to confuse the batters.
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“The males in yellove will be cosy with how he’s been shaping up. 4-0-30-3 for Hobart Hurricanes this day. Most importantly, 2-0-15-2 at the loss of life, bowling 17 and 20, nailing his yorkers and alternate of tempo,” Ashwin wrote on X (beforehand Twitter).
“Safe to utter two overs of Ellis are locked at the ‘Pauk’ in the loss of life for the summer season of 26?” he added.
It is price noting that Ellis became once obtained by CSK for INR 2 crore old to the IPL 2025 season. He most productive conducted one sport for the workers in this one year’s edition of the tournament, returning with true one wicket. Outdated to the 2025 season with CSK, Ellis spent four years at Punjab Kings, taking part in 16 suits and taking 18 wickets.
CSK done at the bottom of the facets desk for the first time in history earlier this one year, and the facet will hope to over all yet again accomplish it to the playoffs in the 2026 season.
Hobart Hurricanes acquire
Speaking of the match between the Hurricanes and the Renegades, the vulnerable came out on top by four wickets and one over to spare. Matthew Wade hit an unbeaten 43 off 20 balls with two fours and 4 sixes to serve the Hobart Hurricanes cruise house.
With this acquire, the Hurricanes consolidated their second space in the standings with 8 facets from 5 games. The workers will next square off in opposition to the Perth Scorchers on Thursday, January 1.
