Ambati Rayudu not worried about lack of match practice ahead of Australia tour
Cricket | December 21, 2018 18:45 ISTRayudu plays only one format for India and his decision to quit Ranji Trophy and play ODIs and IPL raised a few eyebrows.
Rayudu plays only one format for India and his decision to quit Ranji Trophy and play ODIs and IPL raised a few eyebrows.
Rayudu had scored 100 in the fourth ODI against West Indies while batting at number 4 and, after the game, Rohit had said Rayudu had solved the number 4 mystery of the team.
Anyone who has followed Kohli's career would know that it is a mistake to expect the phenomenal class in his batting to bleed into his worldview.
Rayudu, who recently made a comeback in the Indian team by virtue of a successful IPL for Chennai Super Kings, is being seen as India's number four batsman going into 2019 ODI World Cup.
Shastri on his part also seemed happy with the kind of pressure Rayudu absorbed, having made a comeback in the Indian team.
Is Ambati Rayudu the solution to Team India's middle-order dilemma? Is he the righteous heir to the number 4 spot? Can he be the deciding factor in India's World Cup campaign? We discuss.
KCA officials are confident that the last ticket will be sold before the first ball is bowled on Thursday afternoon.
India vs West Indies: 4th ODI: Rohit, Rayudu star as India crush West Indies by 224 runs. With this victory India now leads 5 match series 2-1.
Rohit Sharma hailed Ahmed and said he could be handy in conditions helpful to swing bowling like in New Zealand and England during the World Cup.
Chasing the huge total, West Indies were bowled out for 153 with rookie left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed grabbing 3 wickets.
Chasing 378, West Indies simply caved in against India's clinical bowling attack on what was a batting-friendly wicket to be bundled out for a paltry 153 in 36.2 overs.
India recorded one of their biggest wins in the 50-over cricket with a 224-demolition of the visitors, following blazing hundreds by Rayudu and Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma (162) and Ambati Rayudu (100) struck belligerent centuries to guide India to an imposing 377 for five after the hosts opted to bat.
Former India captain and IndiaTV Cricket Expert Sourav Ganguly beleieves opener Rohit Sharma is in the form of his life after the stylish right-hander hit a breathtaking 162 against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Mumbai on Monday.
India's No. 4 batsman Ambati Rayudu has justified his position with an impressive 80-ball hundred, following a consistent run in the ongoing five-match series against West Indies.
India notched up 321 for six, while the West Indies, needing 14 runs in the final over and five off the last ball, levelled the score with Hope (123 not out) cutting Umesh Yadav for a boundary.
Ambati Rayudu said the responsibility does not pressurise him at all, as he preferred to stay in the present.
Making mockery of what looked like a stiff 323-run target, the home team cantered to the win with 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Rayudu amassed 175 runs, averaging 43.75 from six innings in the Asia Cup, virtually sealing his place for the experimental No. 4 slot.
Rohit made it clear that the likes of Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu are fighting for the key middle-order slots.
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