Chennai Super Kings hitter Ambati Rayudu caused quite a stir on Saturday when he first tweeted that the ongoing 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) season would be his final season in the league. An hour later, however, the tweet was deleted and it was CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan who clarified that Rayudu would not be retiring and would continue with the franchise. A day later, CSK coach Stephen Fleming spoke about the matter in a press conference held after the match between CSK and the Gujarat Titans, which had previously lost seven times.
Rayudu is not part of CSK playing the XI for Sunday’s match against the Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
“It’s not disappointing, to be honest, maybe a little turbulent in the cup of tea. But, I think he’s fine. Nothing has changed in the camp but it’s not a story.” , Fleming said while answering a question from NDTV during the post-match virtual press conference.
On Saturday, Rayudu tweeted about his retirement at 12:46 pm but the tweet was deleted almost an hour later. It has created some confusion among fans whether the ongoing version is really the “ultimate IPL” for Rayudu, as the 36-year-old claims in his now-deleted Tweet. that.
However, clarifying the matter, the CSK CEO told NDTV: “He was a bit disappointed because he didn’t do well. So he made that tweet by mistake. I explained everything. with him. He won’t retire. He will stay with us.”
Rayudu was selected by CSK in the IPL 2022 grand auction for Rs 6.75 crore. In 12 games this season, Rayudu has scored 271 runs averaging 27.10.
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Talking about the match between CSK and SRH, the former defeated first and got 133/5 in 20 rounds. Ruturaj Gaikwadi top scorer for CSK with 53 points while Mohammed Shami returned with two goals for Gujarat Titans.
Wriddhiman Saha then played an undefeated knockout with 67 runs as the Gujarat Titans chased the total with seven sticks in hand and five balls in reserve. With this win, GT continues to consolidate their top spot while CSK remains in ninth place.
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