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“Painful To Watch”: Ambati Rayudu’s Honest Admission On CSK’s Horrid Start To IPL 2025

“Painful To Watch”: Ambati Rayudu’s Honest Admission On CSK’s Horrid Start To IPL 2025

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R Ashwin and MS Dhoni in Guwahati© BCCI/Sportzpics An iconic franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings are off to a tough start to the 2025 campaign, losing two of the first three games. The likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra and a few others have managed to score some runs but other around them have struggled to contribute. In the bowling department, Noor Ahmed has been CSK’s finest performer but others haven’t some as much consistency. But, where CSK have let their fans down the most, is arguably the fielding department. Even former CSK star Ambati Rayudu, a part of the IPL commentary panel this season, said that it has been ‘painful’ for him to watch how Ruturaj’s men have conducted themselves in the field in the first three matches. “When you’re playing a close game, these one-percenters really matter. We saw quite a few incredible catches in this match-it’s rare to see that! On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings didn’t field well at all, except for maybe …

Batting Promotion For MS Dhoni, Rs 10 Crore Star Axed: Ambati Rayudu’s Best CSK XI For IPL 2025

Batting Promotion For MS Dhoni, Rs 10 Crore Star Axed: Ambati Rayudu’s Best CSK XI For IPL 2025

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will enter the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season hoping to become the first team to win six titles in the tournament. CSK will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, and have had a significant reshuffle following the IPL 2025 mega auction. At the auction, CSK had splashed the most money on Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad, purchasing him for Rs 10 crore with the Right-to-Match (RTM) option. However, former CSK player Ambati Rayudu – who won three titles with the franchise – opted not to include him in his preferred CSK playing XI for IPL 2025. Rayudu also suggested a change in position for MS Dhoni. Speaking on Star Sports, Rayudu elected to go with Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top of the order, and placed Devon Conway as his opening partner. Conway’s compatriot Rachin Ravindra – recently named the Player of the Tournament for the Champions Trophy 2025 – was put at No. 3 by Rayudu. At No. 4, Rayudu faced a significant dilemma, stating that any one of Rahul …

“Doesn’t Need Ranji” Ambati Rayudu’s Take on Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy Return

“Doesn’t Need Ranji” Ambati Rayudu’s Take on Virat Kohli’s Ranji Trophy Return

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Former Cricketer Ambati Rayudu has opened up on Virat Kohli‘s return in the Ranji Trophy after a span of 13 years and made a big statement saying that the veteran doesn’t need the tournament. He added that India’s batting great needs time to ‘feel good about everything again’. He also urged fans to ‘leave him alone.’ Despite his did not succeed scoring only 6 runs in 15 balls in the only innings he played, Delhi was able to secure an incredible win. Taking to the X, Ambati Rayudu said that the ‘Spark will ignite on its own’ and people must ‘respect and believe in him’. Right now Virat Kohli dsnt need Ranji.His technique was good for 81 hundreds nd it will be good going forward as https://t.co/74HewkmLjd one shud force him into forcing himself for anything.He needs time to feel good about everything again.The spark within will ignite on its… — ATR (@RayuduAmbati) February 1, 2025 “Right now Virat Kohli doesn’t need Ranji. His technique was good for 81 hundreds and it will be good …

‘Virat Kohli didn’t liked him’: Robin Uthappa reveals Ambati Rayudu’s snub from 2019 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

‘Virat Kohli didn’t liked him’: Robin Uthappa reveals Ambati Rayudu’s snub from 2019 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

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Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa accused the then captain Virat Kohli for “shutting the door” on Ambati Rayudu’s face just before the squad was picked for the 2019 ODI World Cup. “If Virat dislikes anyone or he feels someone is not good then they ara out,” Utthappa said on ‘The Lallantop’ in an interview. “Ambati Rayudu is a prime example. You feel bad for him. Every player works hard to reach at that level. “Everyone has there own preferences I agree but you can’t take a player to the house and close the door on his face, in my opinion it’s wrong,” he said. Uthappa also revealed World Cup clothes, suits, and kitbags were sent to Ambati Rayudu’s home and then he was not picked from the squad. As a player, Ambati Rayudu represented both MI and CSK franchises in the IPL. (PHOTO: Ambati Rayudu’s X handle) “He has world cup clothes, world cup kitbag sent to his home. A player or a person must be thinking that I am going for the World Cup. …

“Virat Kohli Needs To Ease His Standards…”: Ambati Rayudu’s Bizarre Take Gets Strong Reaction

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File photo of Virat Kohli© AFP Former Indian cricket team Ambati Rayudu once again courted controversy after his comments on Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru following the IPL 2024 final. After Kolkata Knight Riders’ victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final, Rayudu said that Virat’s consistency may become a burden for the side despite the star India batter emerging as the highest run-scorer in the competition. During an analysis on Star Sports, Rayudu praised Kohli for setting high standards before pointing out that players like Rajat Patidar may find it difficult to replicate such performances. Here’s the conversation between Ambati Rayudu, Kevin Pietersen and Mayanti Langer – Rayudu: When you have a stalwart and a legend like Virat Kohli, who has set really high standards, it’s very hard for the youngsters to be in a side like that and try and match his standard because he always wants the team to be performing at his level. Pietersen: No, it should be good for youngsters… Rayudu: But sometimes the burden of …

“It’s Not Orange Cap That Wins You IPL”: Ambati Rayudu’s Fresh Swipe At RCB, Virat Kohli

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Ambati Rayudu took a fresh swipe at RCB© X (Twitter) As Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 title, former Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indian batter Ambati Rayudu found another reason to take as swipe at Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rayudu, who has been trolling the Bengaluru franchise relentlessly since their IPL 2024 exit, took a fresh swipe, saying it’s not the Orange Cap that wins a team the title but collective performances. It was Virat who raced away with the top-scorer’s title this year, aggregating over 700 runs bus his team was knocked out in the Eliminator by Rajasthan Royals. “Congratulations to the KKR team for really standing up for stalwarts like Narine, Russell and Starc and also contribute their share in the team’s win. That’s how a team wins the IPL. We have seen this over the years. It’s not the Orange Cap that wins you the IPL but it is the contributions like 300 runs each (of many players),” Rayudu said in a chat on Star …

Ambati Rayudu’s Fresh Dig At RCB, Says “Would’ve Won Many Trophies If…”

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Ambati Rayudu took another swipe at RCB© Instagram Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Ambati Rayudu has been in the news since Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were eliminated from the IPL 2024. Rayudu hasn’t shied away from taking shots at the Faf du Plessis-led franchise, be it on the mic as an expert with the IPL broadcaster or on social media. On Friday, however, Rayudu issued a clarification, saying he has nothing against RCB fans who have passionately supported the team but it’s the management who needs a course correction. Rayudu, in a fiery post on social media, said that the Bengaluru franchise would’ve won multiple titles by now if the management had put “the team’s interests ahead of individual milestones” “My heart truly goes out to all the rcb supporters who have passionately supported the team over the years. If only the management and the leaders had the teams interests ahead of individual milestones .. rcb would have won multiple titles. Just remember how many fantastic players have been let go off. …

Ex CSK Star Ambati Rayudu’s Post Mocking RCB Sets Internet Ablaze

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Ambati Rayudu mocked RCB over IPL 2024 exit© Instagram “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 is a common thing to see on social media, it isn’t often that one come across cricketers participating in such battles on the internet. It was RCB who 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 seen gesturing 5, hinting at the number of 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 …

Ambati Rayudu’s replacement missing: What CSK need to do at IPL 2023 auction | Cricket

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Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will enter IPL 2024 auction with one of the biggest purses of ₹31.4 crore. In fact, CSK are one of the only four franchises that have a budget of ₹30 crore or more heading up to the big day. Being a well-oiled unit, CSK don’t have too many voids to fill. 11 of the 19 guys they retained, are near automatic picks in the Playing XI. With six slots to fill – three of which are overseas buys – Chennai can splurge big to enhance their back-ups, which believe you me, could in turn give some stiff competition to Mumbai Indians in terms of star power and being the strongest franchise on paper. MS Dhoni will have a couple of areas to look into at the IPL 2024 auction(Agencies) The one name that immediately comes to mind, whose replacement CSK seek is Ben Stokes. But to be honest, they might actually give it a pass. CSK did well without Stokes, who was nursing a knee injury. In his absence, CSK …