I WAS COMPLETELY INTO DEPRESSION DURING MY FIRST SEASON WITH RCB: ROBIN UTHAPPA

Robin Uthappa, who played for the Rajasthan Royals in the last IPL series in 2020, was acquired by CSK in an auction in 2021.

Following this, CSK, which has taken Uthappa back in this year's mega auction, is making good use of him.

Despite being a senior player, Uthappa continues to deliver excellent performances. In the match against Lucknow, he scored an impressive half-century.

Uthappa who played in many teams

Earlier, Uthappa, who made his debut in 2021 for Chennai impressed with in the play-offs and finals, had amassed an impressive run. Thus, he relied on CSK to bid this time. Prior to playing for Rajasthan and Chennai, Uthappa played for several teams, including Bangalore and Mumbai.

I could not play well

When the IPL series started in 2008, Uthappa played for the Mumbai Indians. Then, in 2009, Uthappa made his debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team. Speaking on the occasion, Uthappa said, "I was going through something in my personal life and I was completely into depression during my first season with RCB. I didn’t play well even for one game that season. The only game in which I did well was when I was dropped and picked again. I played thinking that I really needed to do something in this match. Someone from MI had told me that if I didn’t sign the transfer papers, I’d not get to play in the XI for MI."

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“I feel like I played during the best phase of RCB. It was a phase in IPL where the first year was a lot of fun because everyone was finding ground. I think from the second year onwards, it became really big. So, I was along with Zaheer Khan and Manish Pandey,” he added.

Confidence in the Mumbai team

"I was one of the first people to be transferred in IPL. For me, it became extremely difficult because my loyalties were completely laid out with MI at that point. It happened a month before the IPL and I refused to sign the transfer papers."

But in the end, I had no choice but to agree and join the Bangalore team, "said Uthappa.