Ambati Rayudu Retirement: Ambati Rayudu, who played a key role in making Chennai Super Kings (CSK) the winner in the final match of the 16th season of IPL, has now announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. Before the start of the final match, Rayudu shared the information about his retirement from this tournament with all the fans on social media.
In the final match with the bat of Ambati Rayudu, the innings of 19 runs in 8 balls played a very important role in the victory of the team. When the IPL trophy was handed over to Chennai Super Kings for the 5th time, it was given to Ambati Rayudu instead of Dhoni. Rayudu looked emotional after the team’s win and said, “It’s a fairytale ending and I couldn’t have asked for more.” It’s unbelievable, I’m really lucky to have played with this great team.
Ambati Rayudu has won the trophy for the sixth time in IPL history as a player. Before Chennai, Rayudu has also been an important part of the Mumbai Indians team. Rayudu has scored a total of 4348 runs in 203 IPL matches at an average of 28.05. It also includes 22 half-century innings along with 1 century innings.
— ATR (@RayuduAmbati) May 30, 2023
There was such a record in domestic cricket
Talking about Ambati Rayudu’s performance in domestic cricket, he has scored a total of 6151 runs in 97 first-class matches at an average of 45.56. This includes 16 centuries and 34 half-century innings. Apart from this, Ambati Rayudu has scored 5607 runs in 178 List A matches at an average of 39.48. This includes 40 half-century innings with 5 centuries.
If we look at Ambati Rayudu’s record in international cricket, he scored 1694 runs in 55 ODIs at an average of 47.06 in his career. ODIs in the name of Rayudu include 3 centuries and 10 half-century innings. Rayudu also got a chance to play in 7 T20 Internationals, although he managed to score only 61 runs at an average of 12.2.
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