In a week dominated by cross-border hostilities between India and Pakistan, cricket has not remained untouched. The IPL 2025 fixture between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala was abruptly called off due to national security concerns. Amid this chaos, former India batter Ambati Rayudu found himself embroiled in a storm of criticism for a tweet that many felt was ill-timed and tone-deaf.
Ambati Rayudu shares a controversial post amid border tensions
Soon after the match cancellation, Rayudu posted on social platform X (formerly Twitter): “An eye for an eye makes the world blind.” The tweet, though brief, was met with sharp backlash from fans who accused him of undermining the gravity of the situation and showing a lack of national solidarity.
The timing of the tweet, just hours after reports of drone activity near the HPCA Stadium surfaced, didn’t sit well with the public. While Rayudu may have intended to share a general reflection, the volatile context led many to interpret his words as misplaced and insensitive.
An eye for an eye makes the world blind..🙏🙏🙏
— ATR (@RayuduAmbati) May 8, 2025
Social media erupts in outrage after Rayudu’s remark
Within moments of Rayudu’s post, reactions flooded in across social media platforms, with users from all corners of the country expressing outrage and disappointment. Many fans felt that his statement was poorly timed, especially given the heightened emotions surrounding the national security situation. Some accused him of being disconnected from the ground reality, while others criticized him for making a blanket remark during a sensitive period. The backlash wasn’t limited to just casual users—several verified accounts and public figures also weighed in, calling out the former cricketer for what they believed was an unnecessary and provocative comment.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Pathetic tweet, Ambati.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 8, 2025
I used to have a bit of sympathy for you, considering how you didn’t get the chances you deserved, but today you’ve made sure that it’s gone. Happy that you were dropped and now, I have a whole new opinion of you:
Ambati Rayudu ek nihayat hi chootiya aadmi hai.
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) May 8, 2025
Kohli ne tere sath sahi kiya tha jo Vijay Shankar ko le gaya tha
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) May 8, 2025
You should have worn those 3D glasses before posting this.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) May 8, 2025
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) May 8, 2025
The other option here is losing both our eyes. Only you can support it so that you can’t see someone else going to the world cup instead of you.
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 8, 2025
Vijay Shankar ko Select krke Kohli ne bilkul tere sath sahi kiya tha
— Desi Thug (@desi_thug1) May 8, 2025
Save your eyes with 3D glasses.
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) May 8, 2025
Seriously Ambati. This is not acceptable at all.
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) May 8, 2025
Delete bro even I can’t defend you for this
— ` (@dhoniiiverse) May 8, 2025
That’s why selectors turned blind eye to you during World Cup Tmkc
— Pushkar (@Musafirr_hu_yar) May 8, 2025
— Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) May 8, 2025
You are talking about eye, unhone do baaju kaat diye, now they are coming for us. Iske saamne Dhoni ke baare me kuch galat bol toh bhadak jaayega.
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) May 8, 2025
Mat kar lala troll wale mood me bilkul nahi hun abhi
— Kevin (@imkevin149) May 8, 2025
Sharam kar le pic.twitter.com/LFGLyxdfT4
— Byomkesh (@byomkesbakshy) May 8, 2025
Bhai tu dumb tha pata tha , itna dumb ye ni pata tha.
— Bihar_se_hai (@Bihar_se_hai) May 8, 2025
traitor ex-Indian cricketer @RayuduAmbati
గుదా నోరు ముస్కోని పాకిస్థాన్కి ధెంగై
— Advocate Neelam Bhargava Ram (@nbramllb) May 8, 2025
Pehle lagta tha tere saath BCCI ne bura kiya…
Aaj lag raha hai sahi hi kiya.
— Neta Ji (@AapGhumaKeLeL0) May 8, 2025
Kohli sahab sorry for trolling you for removing this Anti National from team🙏
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) May 8, 2025
you deserved what kohli did to you
— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) May 8, 2025
60 ml or 120 ml or a bottle down ?
— Sumit (@sumitsaurabh) May 8, 2025
Will all probability You’re already blind, That’s why you needed 3D glasses to watch Vijay Shankar getting selected in team.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) May 8, 2025
@BCCI suspend him from commentry. Disown him as a player.
— Cricket Vibes_Arjav (@IamArjav) May 9, 2025
Seriously??? Not at all acceptable!
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) May 8, 2025
. @StarSportsIndia Cancel his contract ban him from commentary for life time
— Popa 🇮🇳 (@MagnesiumKohli) May 8, 2025
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