May 23, 2024

Ex CSK Star Ambati Rayudu’s Post Mocking RCB Sets Internet Ablaze – Indian Premier League

Former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu publicly mocked RCB after their elimination from the IPL 2024.

“Just a kind reminder from the 5 time champions”, read an Instagram post from former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were eliminated from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Though battles between fan armies of franchises and teams are shared on social media, one rarely comes across cricketers participating in such battles on the internet. RCB eliminated CSK from the IPL this campaign, leaving Rayudu distraught. But, the former India batter seemed to have enjoyed the Bengaluru side’s exit from the competition.

Taking to Instagram, Rayudu shared a post mocking RCB with the caption: “Sometimes a gentle reminder is required.” In the video post, several CSK players could be gesturing 5, hinting at how many times they’ve won the IPL.

Earlier, Rayudu had also said: “If you talk about RCB, it shows that only passion and celebration don’t win you trophies. You don’t get the IPL trophy just by reaching the playoffs. Don’t think you will win the trophy just by beating CSK”.

As for the match, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis was proud of the effort this team put in to reach the playoffs, especially as they had lost seven of their first eight matches. However, RR ended RCB’s winning streak in the playoffs.

“With the dew coming, we felt we were short with the bat. Did think we were 20 runs shy of what was a good score. Credit to the boys – they fought really well. That’s all you can ask for. If you look at naturally assessing the pitch and conditions, you would say it’s a 180 pitch because it was swinging upfront and was quite slow. But what we’ve found out this season, with the impact player, the par score isn’t enough anymore. 

“Also with the dew coming in. Extremely proud. Lot of teams – their wheels would’ve fallen off after 1 from 9. To come back like that, six games in a row, takes a lot of heart and character. We weren’t special tonight in terms of pushing that extra 20 runs with the bat,” the RCB skipper had said.

“High Scores In IPL Due To Batters’ Skills, Not Impact Player Rule”: Ravichandran Ashwin

The season has witnessed some astonishing batting records—teams crossed the 200-run mark a staggering 41 times. In contrast, the 250 mark was breached eight times in the league.

Ravichandran Ashwin does not want to single out the impact player rule as the only contributing factor to high scores being recorded several times this IPL, as the premier India spinner attributes it to the evolution of batters. Ashwin also has urged bowlers to start working on their batting skills to meet the demands of the game. The season has witnessed some astonishing batting records—teams crossed the 200-run mark a staggering 41 times. In contrast, the 250 mark was breached eight times in the league round.

IPL’s record-highest team, a total of 287, was also registered in the ongoing edition.

“Even if the impact player rule wasn’t there, scores would be this high,” Ashwin said on JioCinema Match Centre Live after their four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday.

“In my opinion, batters have more confidence and pitches everywhere have been standardised.” “In the future, all bowlers will need to be hitters because we know that no matter how well we bowl, we also need to be able to bat. The game is headed in that direction,” he said.

While Indian captain Rohit Sharma has criticized the rule, arguing that it hampers the development of all-rounders in the country, star batter Virat Kohli has opined that it disrupts the game’s balance.

The rule was formally adopted in the 2023 edition of the IPL after a trial in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy domestic T20s.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah recently said the impact player rule was implemented on a ‘test case’ basis and is not permanent. Shah has also said the board authorities will talk to the stakeholders before finalizing the debatable rule.

Coming off a grueling five-match home Test series against England, in which he was the leading wicket-taker in India’s 4-1 win, Ashwin said he had to overcome an abdominal injury and started bowling in his element only at the business end of the competition.

“My tournament has gone in two halves. The first half was coming off the Test series, so my body didn’t feel fresh. My arm speed wasn’t there and I also had an injury, an abdomen tear. I played through the injury but didn’t get much bowling time or repetitions.

Ashwin was adjudged man-of-the-match for his miserly 2/19 that restricted Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 172/8.

“I am someone who depends on bowling repetitions. Over the last 6-7 games, I feel like my rhythm came back. I was able to bowl off spin. I changed my action slightly. My plan was simple. I came with a single-minded focus on changing the line and length of my deliveries and it was executed well,” added Ashwin.

Ashwin has also hailed Riyan Parag’s maturity and said the Assam batter has come a long way since debuting 18-year-old in IPL 2019.

“It’s important to give batters, especially junior batters, role clarity. Riyan came into the team as a 17-year-old child and he’s matured over the years, getting role clarity for the first time this season.

“I never doubted his ability. The shot he hit over the covers tonight, not many batters can hit that. Based on his talent and how his season has gone, I think he can reach wherever he wants to,” he said.

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