Overview

• Rayudu revisited the on-air exchange from the IPL 2024 final on Shubhankar Mishra's podcast, recalling Pietersen calling him a "joker" for changing jackets.
• He said he chose to support "both the teams" and "good cricket" during the broadcast, adding he had two jackets because of the Chennai heat.
• Rayudu stated that Pietersen apologised after the telecast and that he deliberately kept professional decorum on set.
• He noted he could have answered back by citing Pietersen's limited impact for RCB, a stint he described as having "did not do anything."
• Coverage contrasted their IPL records: Rayudu's six titles and 4,300-plus runs in 200-plus matches versus Pietersen's 1,001 runs in 36 games without a title, including 329 for RCB.