Mar 29, 2025 05:33 PM IST
An RCB fan page poked fun at Ambati Rayudu after his Chennai Super Kings suffered a 50-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepuak.
Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu has reacted to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fan page after Chennai Super Kings suffered a 50-run defeat at Chepauk on Friday. Rayudu, who has played for CSK in the past, has been commenting on the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. The former batter has often been seen praising CSK during the commentary, as the fans have also called him biased towards his previous franchise and MS Dhoni on social media. However, the table turned when RCB managed to outclass Chennai at Chepauk on Friday to make it two in two and retain the top spot in the points table. CSK’s defeat to RCB in the “Southern Derby” in their own “Anbuden” (Den of Love) was their first since the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008
An RCB fan page poked fun at Rayudu after his former franchise suffered a 50-run defeat at Chepuak.
“WE ARE GETTING WORRIED. A certain member on the panel has been found missing online since last two hours. If anyone has any knowledge about it, please reach out. We hope Ambati Rayudu is doing okay,” the post read.
Rayudu reacted to it with a post on Instagram and heaped praise on RCB after their impressive start to IPL season.
“Hahahaha good one .. @rcbfans.official. This is exactly how banter is supposed to be.. you guys have a great team this year and you can hope for the best,” he added.
‘You cannot have MS Dhoni so low in the order’: Ambati Rayudu
Meanwhile, Rayudu was critical of Chennai’s middle-order after their failure against RCB in the 197-run chase at home. He asserted that that the team management has to promote the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni up in the batting order.
“I am not so convinced about the middle order that CSK possesses right now. To play good quality bowling, you need your best batsmen to bat at those numbers. Ruturaj has to open and also you need to get Ravindra Jadeja slightly up. And also, you cannot have MS Dhoni so low in the order. CSK have their task cut out, they are not playing well against spin also, and it does not look great,” Rayudu said on Star Sports.
After playing the first two matches at home, CSK will now move to Guwahati to face Rajasthan Royals on Sunday in the quest to get back to winning ways.
