India, April 30 -- Former India batter Ambati Rayudu said the Mumbai Indians gave up on the idea of getting the better of Sunil Narine and decided in the team meeting that the only way to tackle the Kolkata Knight Riders spinner was to see him off completely. Rayudu's comments came after Narine completely turned the DC vs KKR IPL 2025 match on its head by dismissing DC captain Axar Patel and Tristian Stubbs in the same over at the Arun Jaitely Stadium on Tuesday.

Rayudu, who has played eight seasons for MI between 2010 and 2017, representing the five-time champion for 136 matches, said Narine was always a thorn in their flesh.

"We have had team meetings on how to tackle Narine when I was with MI for quite a few years, leading up to us d...