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.
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CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said Rayudu has been instrumental in winning games for Chennai Super Kings with his ability to bat aggressively.
Captain MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 70-run knock, while Ambati Rayudu contributed with 82 runs off 53 balls as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets.
Pacer Deepak Chahar claimed three wickets as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four runs to seal the nail-biting IPL match.
The board found him guilty for violating its code during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Hyderabad and Karnataka on January 11.
The incident occurred on January 11, when Karnataka edged past Hyderabad by two runs in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 match.
It has been reported that Ambati Rayudu was driving his SUV rashly and was very close to the morning walkers near the stadium.
Although he put in all his efforts, the English team managed to gatecrash Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s party by three wickets. The packed house made up of loyal fans more was left more heartbroken than the
The 29th match of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants witnessed an ugly incident when MI players Harbhajan Singh and Ambati Rayudu got involved in an on-field spat.
New Delhi: Team India suffered a major blow after its in-form player Ambati Rayudu was ruled out of rest of the Zimbabwe tour due to injury.The BCCI medical team today confirmed the news saying Rayudu
Harare: A second-string India just about managed to survive an embarrassing defeat at the hands of a fighting Zimbabwe as the visitors huffed and puffed to a narrow four-run win to take 1-0 lead in
Harare: Ambati Rayudu struck a career-best unbeaten 124, only his second international century, to help India recover from a top-order collapse and post a competitive 255 for six against Zimbabwe in the first ODI of
Mumbai: Captain Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu made crucial knocks as Mumbai Indians notched up a thrilling five-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in their rain-affected IPL cricket match to jump to the top half of
Mumbai: Ambati Rayudu struck a breezy half-century to help Mumbai Indians overcome a sluggish middle phase as the home team ended up with a combative total of 187 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals in their
Vadodara: An upbeat Bengal side led by their gutsy captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla will start as favourites in the Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda, who would be without the services of their batting mainstay Ambati
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