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[Saba Sports News] Ambati Rayudu, the former Chennai Super Kings star, welcomed his ex-teammates for a dinner while they were in Visakhapatnam for an IPL match against Delhi Capitals, highlighting the tradition of hosting teammates in one’s local area. This city is also Rayudu’s birthplace.
After securing his sixth IPL title in 2023 and concluding his cricket career, Rayudu, who previously played for Mumbai Indians before joining CSK, played an important role in CSK’s win in the 2023 final against Gujarat Titans. CSK celebrated the event on Instagram, featuring players like Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar, with the caption, “The Mandatory Biryani Party when in ATR’s (Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu) town!”
Now a commentator for IPL 2024, Rayudu has taken a straightforward approach in his analysis, notably critiquing Royal Challengers Bangalore’s long-term performance issues. On Star Sports’ ‘Cricket Live,’ he discussed RCB’s reliance on younger Indian players and Dinesh Karthik in pressure situations, pointing out the absence of international stars when needed most.
According to Rayudu, this strategy has prevented RCB from securing an IPL title despite their 16-year effort.
“Look who bats in the pressure situations for them? Young Indian batters and Dinesh Karthik. Your big-name players who are international players who are supposed to take pressure. Where are they? Are all in the dressing room. This has been happening for over 16 years for this team,” Rayudu said. “This has been their story. When there is pressure, we cannot find any big-name players all young players are coming down the order. Your big-name players go to the top of the order and eat the cream. A team like this will never win. This is the reason why they have not won IPL thus far,” he added.