Ambati Rayudu

Personal information

Full name

Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu

Born

23 September 1985 (age 31)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Batting style

Right handed

Bowling style

Right arm off break

Role

Batsman; Occasional wicket-keeper

International information

National side

India

ODI debut (cap 196)

24 July 2013 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI

11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe

T20I debut (cap 48)

7 September 2014 v England

Last T20I

5 October 2015 v South Africa

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2001/02–2004/05

Hyderabad

2005/06

Andhra

2006/07–2009/10

Hyderabad

2010–present

Mumbai Indians (squad no. 9)

2010/11–2015/16

Baroda

2016/17–present

Vidarbha

Career statistics

Competition	ODI	T20I	FC	LA
Matches	34	6	94	119
Runs scored	1055	42	5,873	3,633
Batting average	50.23	10.50	44.83	39.06
100s/50s	2/6	0/0	15/32	3/27
Top score	124*	20	210	124*
Balls bowled	108	–	792	408
Wickets	3	–	10	13
Bowling average	37.00	–	51.60	30.23
5 wickets in innings	0	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	n/a	–	0	0
Best bowling	1/5	–	4/43	4/45
Catches/stumpings	11/-	4/-	72/-	54/-

Source: Cricinfo, 2 May 2016

Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu (born 23 September 1985) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman, who occasionally keeps the wicket, and a right-arm off break bowler. He plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket, and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Rayudu began his first-class career with Hyderabad in 2002 at the age of 16 and, by the following year, was playing for India A. He captained the India Under-19 team at the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and was expected to break into the senior team. Disputes with players and state association, followed by signing up with the "rebel" Indian Cricket League, led to him being ignored for national team selection. He returned to domestic cricket in 2009 by accepting BCCI's amnesty offer and terminating his ICL contract. After strong performances for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the IPL, he was named in the Indian squad for the first time in 2012. He eventually made his international debut in July 2013, in an ODI against Zimbabwe.

Rayudu was born on 23 September 1985 in Guntur. His father Sambasiva Rao worked at the archives department. Rayudu has said in an interview that his father was his inspiration to take up cricket and put him into a coaching camp when he was in third grade. Rayudu's father took him to the cricket academy of former Hyderabad cricketer Vijay Paul in 1992. Paul recalls, "Rayudu’s father used to ferry him around on his scooter to the cricket camps and various matches." According to Abdul Azeem, Rao "used to stand about 50 metres away and watch Rayudu practice day-in and day-out."

Rayudu completed his schooling from Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, Sainikpuri. He married Chennupalli Vidya, a college friend, on 14 February 2009.

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