Ambati Rayudu More Suited as an Opener, Said MS Dhoni. 5 Facts of Ambati

Two strong teams of IPL 2018 collided yesterday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad. The show of 3 and half hour is awesome as audience witnessed so many ups and down. But one person had attracted all audience with his bat. He is none another than Ambati Rayudu from CSK. He proved his class and courageousness once again by hitting 50 runs in just 27 balls against SRH and reached scoreboard 182 in 20 overs. CSK won the game by just 4 runs against CSK. See the full match highlights here:

Having experience of 100+ matches in IPL, he came into half way when CSK’s score is 32/2 in 7.1 overs. Rayudu understood the situations and started hitting very hard and change the tempo of the CSK’s innings. Before he started to smash the ball, the run rate was just around 6; once he smashed boundaries and getting 10-20 runs per over; the run rate was around 12. He smashed 79 in just 37 balls while he took 27 balls for 50 and other 29 runs in just 10 balls. This was his 15th half-century In IPL.

Unfortunately, he was run out and his inning was finished and couldn’t make a century. But when he returned back to the pavilion; all the CSK fan were cheering up for him.

“Rayudu has been fantastic. One of the questions was where do we play him? And I have seen him bat up the order at No. 3. Whenever he plays the big shots, he maintains shape, which is very important. He can bat at all numbers, but I’d prefer to see him opening, where he looks very dangerous.” Said MS Dhoni.

What Do You Know About the Star Player of CSK - Ambati Rayudu?

• It was 2001-02 when Ambati Rayudu started his journey of Cricket by playing his first-class matches for Hyderabad.
• The domestic performance of Rayudu impressed the selectors and they elected him as the Caption of Indian U-19 team.
• He was once called the next Sachin Tendulkar.
• Unfortunately, he was banned by BCCI as he had signed the ICL in 2007. But later in 2009, he was retained and allowed him to play domestic cricket by BCCI.
• Finally, he got a call from BCCI to play first International ODI in 2013 against Zimbabwe. 24th July 2013 was a day when Ambati played his first OBI debut match.