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Full name Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu
Born September 23, 1985, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Current age 24 years 49 days
Major teams Hyderabad (India), Hyderabad Heroes, ICL India XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 48 | 78 | 8 | 2758 | 210 | 39.40 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 40 | 37 | 1 | 1085 | 117 | 30.13 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 75* | 33.40 | 128 | 130.46 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 48 | 567 | 375 | 8 | 4/43 | 46.87 | 3.96 | 70.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 40 | 216 | 202 | 8 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 25.25 | 5.61 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Hyderabad (India) v Himachal Pradesh at Hyderabad, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Karnataka v Hyderabad (India) at Hyderabad (Decc), Feb 16, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Goa v Hyderabad (India) at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Andhra v Hyderabad (India) at Visakhapatnam, Sep 25, 2009 scorecard |
Ambati Rayudu was touted as India's next great batting hope ever
since he started training at the National Cricket Academy in 2001. A
pint-sized, fluent strokemaker with a compact technique, he blazed an
unbeaten 177 - after opening the batting - as India's colts completed a
clean sweep of a one-day series in England in 2002. The Ranji Trophy
season that followed, his first, was also exceptional - including a
double-century and a hundred in the same match against Andhra - though
he tailed off towards the end of an arduous campaign. He was captain of India's Under-19 team and led the side to the semis of the U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004. However, his batting since then hasn't matched initial expectations; he has failed to earn a call-up for the national team and has been overtaken by several of his U-19 team-mates, including Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik. But Rayudu had more than his fair share of problems off the field. After a disappointing 2004-05 season with the bat, he had issues with the then Hyderabad coach and transferred to Andhra the following season. He returned to Hyderabad the next season but started having trouble with the umpires on a few occasions. His consistency suffered, and when the Indian Cricket League came calling in 2007, he signed up along with a host of fellow Hyderabad team-mates. The opportunity to play alongside foreign stars in front of a television audience, he said, attracted him. The ICL put a hold on his international prospects for two seasons before accepting the BCCI's amnesty offer in 2009 and cancelling his contract.
Dileep Premachandran June 2009
- Asnodkar helps Goa stun Karnataka (Sep 25, 2009)
- Where do we go from here? (Jun 2, 2009)
- Rayudu and Murtaza star in four-wicket win (Nov 24, 2008)
- Bengal embarrassed by Hyderabad (Nov 8, 2008)
- Heroes conquer Badshahs in bowl-out (Apr 6, 2008)
Nov 24, 2008
Ambati Rayudu helped the India XI to victory
© ICL
Oct 10, 2008
Ambati Rayudu acknowledges the cheers for his half-century
© Getty Images
Oct 10, 2008
Ambati Rayudu hits out in his 42-ball 58
© Getty Images
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