World Cup 2019: BCCI to take no action on Rayudu's sarcastic '3D Glasses' tweet

The BCCI brass has taken note of Ambati Rayudu's but since it wasn't a direct criticism of the selection policy, the parent body wants to let it go

After his selection snub, Ambati Rayudu’s tweet about ‘ordering a pair of 3D glasses to watch World Cup’ created a huge buzz on social media. However, BCCI, on Wednesday, said that it has no plans of sanctioning the batsman. Rayudu’s 3D reference came a day after the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad cited Shankar's ‘three-dimensional qualities’ to justify his selection. The BCCI brass has taken note but since it wasn't a direct criticism of the selection policy, the parent body wants to let it go. “We have taken note of what Rayudu has tweeted. (But) Let's accept that emotions are running high at this moment. There is bound to be a disappointment and there needs to be an outlet of expression as long as it's not out of line,” a senior BCCI official said on Wednesday. “He will need some time to soak in the disappointment and it's understandable. There is no need for sanctions. Also, he is one of our standbys. If any injury happens there is every chance, he would go,” the official added. Rayudu missed out on World Cup berth after three failures against Australia at home last month. His tweet has got more than 76,000 likes and 12,000 retweets so far.

Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup 😉😋..

— Ambati Rayudu (@RayuduAmbati) April 16, 2019