Vaibhav Suryavanshi won the awards of MVP (Most Valuable Player), Orange Cap, Super Striker of the Season, maximum ‘Six’ in IPL 2026. This edition was brilliant for him, he scored 776 runs in 16 matches. This season he scored one century, while missed his century in both the qualifiers (97 and 96). He also made the record of hitting most sixes (72) in a season, which was in the name of Chris Gayle (59) since 2012. However, experts still consider the performance of Sunil Narine (2024) as better among MVP players.

ESPNcricinfo shortlisted the players who performed best in a season, in which the names of Shane Watson (2008), Virat Kohli (2016), David Warner (2016), Sunil Narine (2024) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (2026) were named. Former cricketers on ESPNcricinfo praised Vaibhav’s performance, but put Sunil Narine’s performance above him.

Ambati Rayudu said, “According to me, Sunil Narine is the best individual performer in an edition of IPL, because he was not a proper batsman like Shane Watson. He had to bat at the top, with top bowlers coming in front of him. That season of his was excellent, it was unbelievable.” He also included Warner’s season in this and said that it is difficult to choose between these two.

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Agreeing with Rayudu, Aaron Finch said, “For me too, Sunil Narine is at the top. He was a brilliant bowler, he took important wickets and also scored runs. Scored runs at a strike rate of 181 and the economy in bowling was 6.7. Opening in batting, bowling and then winning the title. This was the best season so far.” Tom Moody, sitting with him, also seemed to agree with this.

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Moody said, “The most special thing was that he himself was scoring an average of 11 runs in an over and in the same season he was giving less than 7 runs in his over. He is really a champion. The way he batted and bowled, he made that season extraordinary.

Ambati Rayudu believes that Vaibhav Suryavanshi will still have to prove himself on different pitches. He said, “Whenever the pitch was slow, he got out early. So he will have to prove himself on difficult pitches.”

Yashasvi Jaiswal has been advised that he should leave Rajasthan Royals immediately. This is what former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu has to say. Rayudu, who has played for Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in IPL, says that the impression that Vaibhav Suryavanshi has left with his performance has hurt Jaiswal the most.

This is a time when after hearing the name of Rajasthan Royals, the first name that comes to the mind of the fans is Vaibhav Suryavanshi. In such a situation, even if other players perform very well, due to the increasing popularity of Vaibhav, the impact of that good performance also seems to be less. Rayudu made the same argument and said that despite doing well in IPL 2026, Jaiswal could not garner as much appreciation as he should have.

Jaiswal should change team

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Ambati Rayudu said – He (Jaiswal) needs to change his team. Because he cannot bat with a batsman where his performance is ignored every time. He is a star player in his own right. If Jaiswal goes to any other team, he can win the match on his own.

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target on vaibhav suryavanshi

Ambati Rayudu also said that the way Vaibhav Suryavanshi bats will definitely have a negative impact on other players. Rayudu advised that to deal with such a situation, a senior player should be made the opening partner of Suryavanshi.

Truth is reflected in Ambati Rayudu’s words. Of course, Vaibhav’s performance has been incredible, but Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 426 runs in 15 matches, which is much better than average. On the other hand, Dhruv Jurel has got some credit, but after scoring 508 runs in 15 matches, Jurel has not got as much spotlight as he should have.

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Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, seems to be performing very poorly in IPL 2026. The team has played 9 league matches so far in the season, in which it has won only 2. With this performance it has become almost impossible for the team to reach the playoffs. Now on this performance of the team, former Mumbai player and Hardik’s teammate Ambati Rayudu gave a big statement.

While giving advice to Hardik, Rayudu said that do not be arrogant. Apart from this, Rayudu said that every player goes through such phases. In such a situation you need to play smart.

What did Ambati Rayudu say?

Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Hardik Pandya said, “There comes a time in the career when almost every player goes through this phase. Just accept the mistake and explain to yourself that the form is not supporting me right now. This is the way out of it.

‘Don’t be arrogant’

Rayudu further said, “In such times, you have to rotate the strike as much as possible. Move away from the strike. Don’t be arrogant. Choose your moments and the bowler. Bat smartly.”

Hardik Pandya’s performance in the season

Very poor performance is being seen from Hardik in the season. So far, he has scored only 146 runs in 8 innings of 8 matches at an average of 20.85. Not even 1 fifty has come off his bat. Hardik’s high score was 40 runs. While bowling the rest, Hardik could get only 4 wickets in 8 innings.

Talking about Hardik’s IPL career, till now he has played 160 matches. Batting in 148 innings of these matches, he has scored 2895 runs at an average of 27.83 and strike rate of 146.35. While bowling, he has taken 82 wickets in his account in 115 innings.

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Ambati Rayudu Demand For Virat Kohli: The first match of IPL 2026 was played last Saturday (28 March) between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In the match, RCB registered a one-sided victory by chasing more than 200 runs due to the strong innings of Virat Kohli.

In the run chase, Kohli scored 69* runs in 38 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes. Seeing this ‘great’ innings of Kohli, former batsman of Team India and Chennai Super Kings, Ambati Rayudu made a big demand and said that Kohli should return to the Indian team Test as captain.

What did Ambati Rayudu say?

Speaking on ESPN, Rayudu said, “I don’t feel at all that he is at the last stage of his career. There are still at least 5-6 years left. As we and Sanjay were talking – he (Virat Kohli) should return to Test cricket as a captain. He has been the best captain of red ball cricket, which I have seen in Indian cricket in the last few years. The way he is batting, it is a loss to Indian cricket.”

The target was bigger than 200, RCB chased it easily

If we talk about the match between Bengaluru and Hyderabad, then batting first, Hyderabad scored 201/9 runs on the board in 20 overs. Captain Ishan Kishan played the biggest innings for the team and scored 80 runs in 38 balls with the help of 8 fours and 5 sixes. Apart from this, Aniket Verma played an inning of 43 runs in 18 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes.

RCB, which came out for run chase, won by scoring 203/4 runs in just 15.4 overs. Virat Kohli played the biggest inning of 69 runs for the team. Apart from this, Devdutt Padikkal played a brilliant innings and scored 61 runs in just 26 balls. During this, 7 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat. Rest of the captain Rajat Patidar scored 31 runs in 12 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes.

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These Five Cricketers Careers Ended Due To Controversies: In the world of cricket, players often reach great heights in the game with their talent, but sometimes disputes outside the field or indiscipline towards the game end their brilliant cricket career. Similarly, some players ruined their good careers due to their own mistakes. Here we are going to tell about 5 such cricketers, who ruined their international careers due to match fixing or disputes with selectors and conflicts with their cricket board.

Those 5 cricketers whose career ended due to controversies

1. Mohammad Aamir – Controversy with match fixing and management

Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamir had to face jail sentence and a 5-year ban for deliberately bowling a no-ball in the Lord’s Test. After this, even after returning to cricket, Aamir was not able to maintain coordination with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), coach and management, after which he retired from international cricket alleging mental torture.

2. S. Sreesanth – Spot fixing became the reason

Former Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth has been an important member of the 2007 T-0 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup winning team, but his career completely changed after he got involved in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing case. The arrest by Delhi Police in this case and the lifetime ban imposed by BCCI ended his career at the peak. Although his ban was lifted by BCCI years later, by then Sreesanth had lost his rhythm and age.

3. Kevin Pietersen – War with the ECB

The career of Kevin Pietersen, one of England’s most talented batsmen, was full of controversies. In 2012, during the South Africa series, Pietersen was embroiled in controversy for sending derogatory messages to the opposition team about his own captain Andrew Strauss. After this, due to his bad relationship with the coach and the board, he was dropped from the team in the year 2014, after which Pietersen was not able to return to the team again.

4. Ambati Rayudu – Dispute with selectors

The international career of former Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu was more in the news for his anger and controversies than his talent. When he was not selected in the 2019 ODI World Cup team, he took a dig at selector MSK Prasad’s statement about ‘3D player’ and tweeted that he has ordered ‘3D glasses’ to watch the World Cup. Due to this estrangement and tension with the board, he hastily said goodbye to international cricket.

5. Andrew Symonds – Lack of discipline per game

The career of former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was in the news due to the Monkeygate controversy. After this, not coming to the team meeting, coming to practice drunk and violating the rules of the cricket board proved costly for him. His career was almost over after he was sent home due to lack of discipline before the T20 World Cup in 2009.

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Slowest Centuries in IPL: T20 cricket has its own thrill and the Indian Premier League has made it even more thrilling. If a team makes 250 in 20 overs, then the target of 262 has also been chased. All these things look incredible. Everything happens very quickly in T20 cricket, but here too there have been some players who scored centuries while walking like a tortoise. Here is the list of those 5 players, who have the unwanted record of scoring the slowest century in the Indian Premier League.

5 slowest centuries in IPL history

The record of scoring the slowest century in IPL is jointly held by Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey. Virat had completed his century in 67 balls against Rajasthan Royals in the 2024 season. This means that he played more than half the balls of the innings alone. At the same time, Manish Pandey has also made an unwanted record in his name of completing the century in 67 balls. His century came against Deccan Chargers in 2009.

‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar is also present in this list, who scored a century in 66 balls against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011. In IPL 2019, KL Rahul took 64 balls to complete his century while playing for Punjab Kings. The fifth place in this list is with Ambati Rayudu, who completed his century in 62 balls while batting for CSK.

67 balls – Virat Kohli – IPL 2024
67 balls – Manish Pandey – IPL 2009
66 balls – Sachin Tendulkar – IPL 2011
64 balls – KL Rahul – IPL 2019
62 balls – Ambati Rayudu – IPL 2018

The slowest century of the Indian Premier League came in 67 balls, while the fastest century was scored by Chris Gayle in 30 balls. This proves that T20 is really a game of uncertainties. It is also a strange coincidence that all Indians are in the top-5 list of cricketers who have scored the slowest century.

Virat Kohli is currently one of the best players in the world. Kohli has been India’s most successful Test captain. At the same time, he is the second highest run -scorer in ODI cricket. But former Indian cricket Ambati Rayudu believes that Kohli is a unique personality in Indian cricket history. Rayudu said that due to Kohli’s contribution, India will maintain dominance in cricket for the next 100 years.

Kohli brought Indian cricket to separate level in fitness- Rayudu

Kohli is known for his fitness. He is one of the most fit players in the world. He also inspired the rest of the team players regarding fitness. Rayudu praised Kohli for bringing fitness culture in the team.

Rayudu said, “The kind of things he has done for Indian cricket, I have not been able to do anyone else. And their importance, many people do not understand. It is not just a matter of his batting. Yes, there is batting, but fitness too. Even before that, the players were fit, many were fit. But because of them, Indian cricket has reached a different level.”

India will dominate 100 years due to Kohli- Rayudu

Rayudu praised Kohli, saying, “Virat Kohli has given Indian cricket the next 100 years, in which Indian cricket will dominate. Because what he started is extraordinary. He had an extraordinary skill, but he coupled a fitness with that skill. When you are fit, you are always mentally and sharp, and your cricket is even better. So it is too good for Test cricket.”

Kohli has retired from Test and T20 International

Let us know that Kohli retired from T20 International by winning the T20 World Cup last year. After this, in May this year, Kohli shocked everyone by retiring from Test cricket. Kohli will now be seen playing just ODI matches for India.

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India Champions are in trouble after losing 2 consecutive matches in the World Championship of Legends. Today, Yuvraj Singh & Team is matching England Champions. Ambati Rayudu’s bat has not been run in the last two matches, he has not been able to open his account.

In the match on Saturday, the India Championship scored 203 runs while batting first. Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 91 in 60 balls, Yusuf Pathan scored 52 runs in 23 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 3 fours. Yuvraj Singh (3), Suresh Raina (11), Ambati Rayudu (0) flopped, while Robin Uthappa also scored an important innings of 37 runs in 21 balls.

Ambati Rayudu could not open the account in both matches

Ambati Rayudu was dismissed without opening 2 balls in the first match with South Africa Champions. He was also dismissed for zero in 2 balls with Australia Champions. India Champions have lost 2 consecutive matches, while the team’s first match was canceled with Pakistan.

Today India Champions vs England Champions match

Today, India Champions match with England Champions in the World Championship of Legends. India is still at the bottom of this tournament being played between 6 teams. India has lost 2 matches out of 3, while 1 match has been canceled.

Pakistan Champions topped the points table, the team captained by Shahid Afridi has won 3 out of A4 and 1 match has been canceled. South Africa is second, and Australia at number three. West Indies is fourth and England’s team is at number five. England have also not won any match out of 4, they have lost 3 matches.

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The live broadcast of the match of India Champions vs England Champions will be on Star Sports Network at the World Championship of Legends. Live streaming will be on the fankode app and website. The match will start at 9 pm Indian time.

Ambati Rayudu Controversial Tweet: The IPL match was stopped on Thursday amid India-Pakistan tension. After ‘Operation Sindoor’, the army of the two countries is face to face. The Indian Army is giving a befitting reply to every nefarious plan of Pakistan. Team India cricketers are also constantly encouraging the country’s army. Meanwhile, a post of former Indian cricket Ambati Rayudu has created a ruckus.

Ambati Rayudu posted a post on ‘X’ on Thursday 8 May. This post was done when Pakistan attacked India with drones and missiles. The air defense system of Indian forces thwarted these attacks.

An eye for an eye makes the world blind

– ATR (@Rayuduambati) May 8, 2025

Amidst India’s retaliation, Rayudu tweeted, “The eye instead of the eye makes the whole world blind.” Indian users did not like this post. A user asked him to delete the tweet immediately. At the same time, another said that by the time we think that both our eyes will have gone.

Another post for damage control

Seeing the growing controversy, Rayudu posted another post and tried for damage control. He wrote-“Prayers for safety and peace of everyone in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and other parts of the Indian border. I am expecting the safety, strength and solution of everyone affected by this. Jai Hind.”

Prayers for Peace and Safety in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and other parts of India along the border. Hospitaling for Strength, Security and Swift Resolution for Everyone Affected. Jai Hind!

– ATR (@Rayuduambati) May 8, 2025

Let us know that on April 22, the terrorists of Pakistan took the life of 26 innocents in Pahalgam. In response to this, India did a total of 9 air strikes at terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. In this air strike, the terrorist bases inside Pakistan were destroyed. Since then, Pakistan has been shocked.

Navjot Singh Sidhu Ambati Rayudu Argument: Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has retired from cricket years ago. But for the last several years, he has continued to win the hearts of fans with his commentary. His commentary in a poetic manner and sharing old stories keeps people connected with commentary. There is often a lot of fun between the cricketers sitting in the commentary box, but Sidhu got into an argument with Ambati Rayudu during the Chennai Super Kings vs vs CSK match last Tuesday. In talks, there was a lot of views between the two.

Sidhu-Radu

Ambati Rayudu often remains in the headlines due to his statements. During the Chennai-Punjab match, Rayudu said, “Paji you change your favorite team like chameleon changes.” Rayudu started laughing after commenting, but Navjot Sidhu also came out. Sidhu retaliated and said, “If the chameleon is someone’s adorable, then he is yours.” After this answer, both Rayudu and Sidhu started loudly.

Talking about the result of the match, Punjab Kings had scored 219 runs while playing first. In response, Chennai Super Kings were able to score 201 runs. In this clash, Priyansh Arya hit a century in 29 balls, he scored 103 runs in this match.

Sanjay Bangar has also debated

This is not the first time Ambati Rayudu has argued with a former cricketer. A day before the Chennai-Punjab match, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians started arguing at Rayudu and Sanjay Bangar. Bangar said that Rohit Sharma is playing the role of a mentor in the Mi team being a senior, but Rayudu did not agree.

Rayudu said, “I don’t think Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya needs any advice. A captain should be left apart.” Rayudu also said that MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma were successful without any interference. Sanjay Bangar also did not sit silent and retaliated and said, “The situation remained different for you because you have never captained an IPL team, but there is talk of the player who has made his IPL team champion many times.

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