Happy Birthday Ambati Rayudu: Lesser-known facts about the 3-dimensional player
Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu is celebrating his 34th birthday on Monday. The 3-dimensional cricketer was born on September 23, 1985 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler has played for Hyderabad in domestic cricket and represented India in various matches. He played for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWp2ajHHt5/ He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after his name was not considered for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. This came after Rishabh Pant was called in as replacement of Shikhar Dhawan following his injury. Also, Mayank Aggarwal was named in the squad as replacement of Vijay Shankar. He began his first-class career with Hyderabad in 2001 at the age of 16 and in the following year, he played for India. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vg-8iAR2j/ Rayudu captained India Under-19 Team in 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was expected to get a break in the senior team. His dispute with players and state association as well as his association with the ‘rebel’ Indian Cricket league are believed to have cost him a place in the national team. Also Read: PM Narendra Modi calls for plastic-free India, terror-free world He returned to domestic cricket in 2009 after accepting BCCI’s official pardon offer and terminating the ICL contract. He was named in the Indian squad for the first time in 2012, following his performance for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in IPL. Eventually, he made his international debut in July 2013 in the one-day international against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, there’s no confirmation by the selection committee on Rayudu playing for India again. -PTC News
