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Full name Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu

Born September 23, 1985, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Current age 23 years 289 days

Major teams Hyderabad (India), Hyderabad Heroes, ICL India XI

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 47 76 8 2715 210 39.92 7 13 33 0
List A 40 37 1 1085 117 30.13 1 8 16 0
Twenty20 5 5 1 114 75* 28.50 94 121.27 0 1 10 2 2 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 47 567 375 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 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
First-class debut 2001/02
Last First-class Hyderabad (India) v Gujarat at Hyderabad (Decc), Dec 9-12, 2006 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 Karnataka v Hyderabad (India) at Visakhapatnam, Apr 7, 2007 scorecard
Profile

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

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Nov 24, 2008

Ambati Rayudu helped the India XI to victory, India XI v Pakistan XI, ICL 20s World Series, Ahmedabad, November 24, 2008

Ambati Rayudu helped the India XI to victory

© ICL

Oct 10, 2008

Ambati Rayudu acknowledges the cheers for his half-century, Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs, 1st match, Indian Cricket League, Hyderabad, October 10, 2008

Ambati Rayudu acknowledges the cheers for his half-century

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Oct 10, 2008

Ambati Rayudu hits out in his 42-ball 58, Hyderabad Heroes v Lahore Badshahs, 1st match, Indian Cricket League, Hyderabad, October 10, 2008

Ambati Rayudu hits out in his 42-ball 58

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Mumbai v Rest of Ind in India (venue TBA)
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India Blue v India Red in India (venue TBA)
Oct 8 (09:00 GMT)
India Green v India Red in India (venue TBA)
Oct 9 (09:00 GMT)
India Blue v India Green in India (venue TBA)
Oct 10 (09:00 GMT)
Assam v Rajasthan in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Baroda v Delhi in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Gujarat v Orissa in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Hyderabad v H. Pradesh in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
J + K v Services in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Jharkhand v Tripura in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Kerala v Andhra in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
M. Pradesh v Haryana in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Maharashtra v Bengal in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Punjab v Mumbai in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Railways v Tamil Nadu in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
U. Pradesh v Karnataka in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
Vidarbha v Goa in India (venue TBA)
Nov 3-6 (04:00 GMT)
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