‘He owns almost half of Kent’ – R Ashwin’s stunning revelation on former CSK teammate

Billings began his CSK stint on a high, scoring a blistering 56 off 23 balls in his debut match.

However, he struggled for consistency thereafter, managing just 52 runs across his next nine innings. He eventually finished the season with a disappointing average of 13.50.

“A player like Sam Billings is a hit in other formats; he has even performed very well in the ILT20. I remember he performed well for CSK for a few games but couldn’t sustain that performance. So, he was out of the team,” Ashwin said.

“There is a lot of pressure on these foreign players. Because if four foreign players are allowed in a team, you will have to perform. The amount of professionalism puts a lot of pressure on me. If you don’t perform in two to three games, you will be out of the team,” he added.