"Played For RCB, Did Nothing": Ambati Rayudu Breaks Long Silence On Kevin Pietersen's 'Joker' Jibe
Pietersen's 'joker' jibe came after Rayudu said that he was supporting both teams in the final. Rayudu was earlier wearing an orange waistcoat before changing to purple, a move that annoyed Pietersen.
"I have at least held firm. I wore it and I owned it. You are a joker, always a joker," Pietersen told Rayudu on air. "I am supporting both teams. I am supporting good cricket," Rayudu had responded to Pietersen's playful dig.
No way Kevin Pietersen called Ambati Rayudu a Joker on live TV. #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/LYigudOhig
— RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) May 27, 2024
"That day we had not picked teams. Chennai was hot, so I had two jackets. On air, he said whatever, but we could also tell him things because he played for RCB and did not do anything. I was maintaining professional decorum. He apologised later, also, for saying that on air. We were just having banter, but people took it in some way. But it affected him more and not me," Rayudu told Shubhankar Mishra during a podcast.
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