Ambati Rayudi hits Kevin Pietersn called CSK Star a “Joker”

When Kevin Pietersn called Ambati Rayudu a “joker” on the antenna after the IPL 2024 final, this looked like light jokes. Pietersen, who had remained firm in purple, supporting KKR, could not resist pulling the leg of Rayudu after changing an orange vest (SRH) to KKR COLOR Post-Match.

Rayudu remained the course, celebrating the right cricket rather than picking sides. But more than a year later, on the podcast of Shubhankar Mishra, the six times champion of the IPL spoke of the incident, suggesting that he could easily have questioned the contributions of the Pietersn.

Honest you against Peitersen

Recalling the episode, Rayudu explained that he only maintained professionalism in the air and not cheerleading for a franchise. The former CSK and Mi Batter revealed that Pietersen apologized later, admitting that the comment was above the line. “”That day, we had not chosen teams. Chennai was hot, so I had two jackets. In the air, he said anything, but we could also tell him things because he played for RCB and did nothing. I maintained a professional decorum. He apologized later, also for having said that on the air. We just had jokes, but people took it in one way or another. But it affected him more and not me,Said Rayudu.

Rayudi’s career requires little introduction to IPL folklore. The average striker won six IPL titles, three with the Indians of Mumbai and three with Chennai Super Kings, cementing his reputation of one of the most reliable Indian artists of the franchise cricket. He finished with more than 4,300 IPLs takes place on more than 200 games, because he often ensured stability in the middle order.

Pietersen, on the other hand, had a much shorter and less decorated IPL stay. He proved to be for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2009 and 2010, later representing Delhi Daredevils and Rising Pune Supergiant. Through 36 games, the former captain of England scored 1,001 points with a century and four fifties, but he never managed to lift the trophy. His stay in RCB in particular was disappointing, with only 329 points in two seasons.