Ambati Rayudu was born in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh in 1985 and has been around the circuit for a while. Rayudu emerged as a teenage prodigy and smashed an unbeaten 177 while opening the batting as India Under-19s completed a clean sweep of a one-day series in England in 2002. Under Rayudu, India reached the semi-finals of the 2004 U-19 World Cup, where they lost to eventual champions Pakistan. He played for Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy but soon move to Andhra Pradesh after a disappointing season in 2004 and a rift with the coach. However, at 21, he went on to play the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2009 after being ignored for selection. His career got a fresh lease of life in 2009 when he got an amnesty from the BCCI and returned to the domestic setup. Since then, Rayudu hasn't looked back and has consistently been making runs in first-class cricket and the IPL. He has scored close to 300 runs in every single edition of the IPL, barring the 2017 season in which he missed a number of games due to a groin tear. As if to compensate for last year's disappointment, Rayudu hit 605 runs in IPL 2018 alone forcing the selectors to take notice and get a call-up in the Indian ODI set up as they looked for a No.4 ahead of the World Cup.
Read MoreFormer Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu has revealed that he will definitely be playing for CSK in the IPL, and also talked about his international future.
BCCI official took note of Prasad's comment on Rayudu's selection and questioned the criteria of fitness test being the yardstick for national selection.
MSK Prasad was asked about Ambati Rayudu's cheeky tweet regarding the '3D' glasses and the chief selector said that he enjoyed the timely tweet by the Guntur-born batsman.
Snubbed twice over for the ongoing World Cup, Rayudu Wednesday retired from all forms of cricket without specifying his reasons for calling it quits.
Ambati Rayudu announced his retirement from all forms of cricket earlier today, following the successive snubs for the World Cup squad.
Snubbed twice over for the ongoing World Cup, Rayudu retired from all forms of cricket without specifying his reasons for calling it quits.
Gautam Gambhir, who played 58 Tests and 147 ODIs, minced no words in targeting the selectors by saying the five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu had made in his career.
The Indian middle-order batsman announced his retirement earlier today, following the snub from the World Cup squad.
Ambati Rayudu hanged up his boots on Wednesday and perhaps it came in the most personified way possible -- battered, ignored and forgotten.
Ambati Rayudu has scored 1694 runs from 55 ODIs for India and has also played 6 T20Is, scoring 42 runs.
Despite being on the reserves list, Rayudu could not find a place on two separate occasions in India's squad for the 2019 World Cup.
Vijay Shankar was selected over Ambati Rayudu in India's World Cup squad, and the batsman didn't take it very well.
Vijay Shankar was picked ahead of players like Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu for the World Cup in England and Wales.
The BCCI brass has taken note but since it wasn't a direct criticism of the selection policy, the parent body doesn't want to charge Ambati Rayudu.
While Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan and Deepak Chahar will be travelling with the team purely as net bowlers.
For Sunrisers to remain relevant in this edition, they need to stop the CSK juggernaut which looks easier said than done.
Rayudu took an indirect dig at the selectors by revealing his plans for the World Cup, which is scheduled to start on May 30.
Gautam Gambhir feels the selectors have missed out on thinking out-of-the-box and bringing in a few unknown faces to take the opponents by surprise.
Not long after Rayudu seemed to have cemented the No.4 spot, he finds himself searching for answers to what led to his omission from the ICC World Cup 2019.
Who between the two finally seals the second wicket-keeper's spot is likely to be the most discussed topic during the meeting on Monday.
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