After being ignored for a place in the squad for World Cup 2019, Ambati Rayudu took a subtle dig at selectors by doing a 3-D tweet. In his tweet, the right-handed batsman took dig at selectors, who picked Vijay Shankar over him for the 3-D qualities that he possesses.
Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup ??..
— Ambati Rayudu (@RayuduAmbati) April 16, 2019
The BCCI seemed to be irked with Rayudu’s tweet so much that even after being on standby, Rayudu wasn’t called to the World Cup squad despite team India needing two replacement players after injuries to Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay Shankar.
At last, Rayudu gave up hoes of playing international cricket again and retired from the game during World Cup. Had he not done that sarcastic tweet, the things could have been different and he could have been part of the World Cup squad as well.
Not just Rayudu, many other cricketers, in past, have found themselves making controversial Tweets. Heres a look at few of them –