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Five Selectors Combined Could Not Score the Runs Ambati Rayudu Did, Says Gautam Gambhir After Cricketer's Retirement

Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at the selection panel after Ambati Rayudu decided to quit cricket. The 33-year-old Rayudu was in contention for the World Cup 2019 squad but lost his place to all-rounder Vijay Shankar. After that, when India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan got injured and was ruled out of the tournament, Rishabh Pant was called up as his replacement. Later in the tournament, Vijay Shankar was also ruled out due to a toe injury but even then, the team management decided to include Mayank Agarwal in the 15-member squad ahead of Ambati Rayudu.

Speaking on Rayudu's decision to call it quits, Gambhir stated that it was a sad moment for Indian cricket.

"A cricketer like him that has played so well in the IPL and for the nation, scored three 100's and ten 50's, and despite that if a player has to retire - it is a sad moment for Indian cricket," Gambhir was quoted as saying during the pre-match show of the England vs New Zealand league fixture on Wednesday.

Gambhir further went on to say that the five-member selection panel combined cannot score the amount of runs Rayudu has scored for the country.

"Five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu has in his career. I feel extremely sad about this retirement. Rishabh Pant and Mayank Agarwal got selected amidst the World Cup injuries, and anyone in Rayudu's place would have felt equally bad," Gambhir added.

Gambhir also added that selectors have been a complete "disappointment."

"According to me, the selectors have been a complete disappointment this World Cup. Rayudu's retirement decision is because of them and their decision-making skills are to be blamed for this," Gambhir said.

Declared the preferred No.4 batsman by captain Virat Kohli not many months ago, Rayudu was ignored as Vijay Shankar got the nod in India's final squad for the big event.

Rayudu reacted on his omission with a sarcastic tweet that he would watch the World Cup wearing 3D glasses, in an obvious reference to chief selector MSK Prasad's defence of Vijay Shankar's selection.

Prasad had said that the Tamil Nadu player brings three dimensions to the table - as a middle order batsman who could bowl at medium pace and is also a handy fielder - and that was the reason he got the nod ahead of Rayudu.

https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2...ctors-after-ambati-rayudus-retirement-2063452
 
It's not his fault he just didn't have the modern game and we already have Shankar's, jadhavs, dhoni in middle order. He was too similar and mediocre like these players. Didn't deserve to be selected in world cup.
He served decently so good luck to him. I would actually like if he takes up Iceland's offer of residency and help grow cricket in those nations. But that's upto him to decide.

Good luck
 
That was a surprise. I can't believe India let him go. He was there man for no.4 at least till this WC.
 
Indian selectors are beyond reasoning. All this while, they chased after players with experience and groomed Rayadu for world cup for last two years, even kohli said that he's a lock in for that position.

Then in the middle of world cup, selectors have a change of heart and decided to go for youngsters. :misbah
 
JaDed said:
Him retiring from IPL clearly shows how hot headed he is.
He was so huge as a kid and inspite of getting chances never really made anything big out of them.
This is one batsman India couldn’t’ nurture because of his own decisions.
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His career was wrecked by Shivlal Yadav and his son.
 
Disappointed. But not surprised.

This was the time when he could make a place in the team and he didn't make the cut.

After world cup, it will be shaw, gill all over and he will be no where to be seen near the team.

He was late in to the team by a few years. But then again, he is a limited cricketer who doesnt fit in the team just like kedar yadav, Shankar etc. Where latter two just got lucky.

I wish him happy retired life. Its a bit unfair but his selection wouldn't have made it fair also to others.
 
This guy wasted 2 years of Indian cricket.
Right decision for not to include in world Cup squad. His Batting is average and fielding was awful. He failed to clear the fitness test.
 
Vijay Shankar over him should have been the greatest insult ever
 
gani999 said:
Not at all. Vijay Yadav had actually advised Rayudu against joining the ICL. Rayudu ignored the advise and went ahead. That was the beginning of his end.
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Wasn’t the poor treatment at the hands of Hyderabad Cricket officials the reason he considered ICL?
 
cricketjoshila said:
His career was wrecked by Shivlal Yadav and his son.
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One look at Rayadu at crease, and I die inside little bit every time. This guy is NOT international level batsmen or even athlete fitness wise. Shivlal Yadav did not teach him batting, now again he is playing a martyr as if he was second coming of Sir Don Bradman. He way over - achieved in his career.
 
gani999 said:
Not at all. Vijay Yadav had actually advised Rayudu against joining the ICL. Rayudu ignored the advise and went ahead. That was the beginning of his end.
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Vijay Yadav?

Arjun Yadav was Hyderabad team captain and Ambati a young player knocking on India A doors. He left Hyderabad to play for Andhra as life under Arjun yadav and coach Rajesh Yadav(Brother of shivlal). Arjun attacked Ambati with stumps in the next season during Hyd v Andhra match.This was 2006. Arjun escaped any punishment.

After this Rayudu left for ICL.
 
Revolution said:
This guy wasted 2 years of Indian cricket.
Right decision for not to include in world Cup squad. His Batting is average and fielding was awful. He failed to clear the fitness test.
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Was his batting better than Vijay Shankar? Yes, and I can say he did probably better than Mayank, and Kartick for India. So he certainly deserved a place in squad after those injuries. Maybe not in orginal squad, but certainly as replacement especially given he was already the back-up player...
 
All said and done, how this team management has handled this whole Rayudu experiment has been pitiful to say the least.

A player who is representing your country deserves a little more respect than this.

Certainly one of the biggest screw-ups of the Kohli-era.

They have done some great things in the last few years. But cases like Rayudu's haven't been isolated ones either.
 
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Firebat said:
Five Selectors Combined Could Not Score the Runs Ambati Rayudu Did, Says Gautam Gambhir After Cricketer's Retirement

Gautam Gambhir has lashed out at the selection panel after Ambati Rayudu decided to quit cricket. The 33-year-old Rayudu was in contention for the World Cup 2019 squad but lost his place to all-rounder Vijay Shankar. After that, when India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan got injured and was ruled out of the tournament, Rishabh Pant was called up as his replacement. Later in the tournament, Vijay Shankar was also ruled out due to a toe injury but even then, the team management decided to include Mayank Agarwal in the 15-member squad ahead of Ambati Rayudu.

Speaking on Rayudu's decision to call it quits, Gambhir stated that it was a sad moment for Indian cricket.

"A cricketer like him that has played so well in the IPL and for the nation, scored three 100's and ten 50's, and despite that if a player has to retire - it is a sad moment for Indian cricket," Gambhir was quoted as saying during the pre-match show of the England vs New Zealand league fixture on Wednesday.

Gambhir further went on to say that the five-member selection panel combined cannot score the amount of runs Rayudu has scored for the country.

"Five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu has in his career. I feel extremely sad about this retirement. Rishabh Pant and Mayank Agarwal got selected amidst the World Cup injuries, and anyone in Rayudu's place would have felt equally bad," Gambhir added.

Gambhir also added that selectors have been a complete "disappointment."

"According to me, the selectors have been a complete disappointment this World Cup. Rayudu's retirement decision is because of them and their decision-making skills are to be blamed for this," Gambhir said.

Declared the preferred No.4 batsman by captain Virat Kohli not many months ago, Rayudu was ignored as Vijay Shankar got the nod in India's final squad for the big event.

Rayudu reacted on his omission with a sarcastic tweet that he would watch the World Cup wearing 3D glasses, in an obvious reference to chief selector MSK Prasad's defence of Vijay Shankar's selection.

Prasad had said that the Tamil Nadu player brings three dimensions to the table - as a middle order batsman who could bowl at medium pace and is also a handy fielder - and that was the reason he got the nod ahead of Rayudu.

https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2...ctors-after-ambati-rayudus-retirement-2063452
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Poor comments from Gambhir in bad taste.What is the use of pointing the number runs of scored by the selectors?.Let be honest Rayudu did not deserve his spot and this was handed over to him on a platter through backed by a certain senior.When current TM understood their goofup they dumped him plain and straight.
 
sivanand82 said:
Poor comments from Gambhir in bad taste.What is the use of pointing the number runs of scored by the selectors?.Let be honest Rayudu did not deserve his spot and this was handed over to him on a platter through backed by a certain senior.When current TM understood their goofup they dumped him plain and straight.
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True. Gambhir is always like this. He has his favorites and he'll praise them no matter what! He should be complimenting team management which realized its mistakes and called up Mayank and Pant!

And lol, what does it mean, Rayudu scored runs in IPL?

Sad moment for Indian cricket? It was a great news for Indian cricket! Just because Kohli said that he is locked for no.4, doesn't mean he'll play every game. His fitness was so poor, his batting & fielding, well lets not go there!

Anyways, good luck for his future...
 
Yesterday, while praising Bairstow he was perhaps taking a subtle dig at Kohli for scoring runs in bilaterals and not doing much in WC.

Can anyone forget how he himself got run out in that QF in WC '11?
 
sivanand82 said:
Poor comments from Gambhir in bad taste.What is the use of pointing the number runs of scored by the selectors?.Let be honest Rayudu did not deserve his spot and this was handed over to him on a platter through backed by a certain senior.When current TM understood their goofup they dumped him plain and straight.
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No.Gambhir is absolutely correct. We have a set of selectors who were duds at the international level.And they now are deciding futures of international cricketers.
 
MP2011 said:
Yesterday, while praising Bairstow he was perhaps taking a subtle dig at Kohli for scoring runs in bilaterals and not doing much in WC.

Can anyone forget how he himself got run out in that QF in WC '11?
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Still he played gem of an inning to see india through WC final...nothing beats that.guy knows what he is doing.

Most indians know selection panel is a joke consisting of flops of past
 
cricketjoshila said:
No.Gambhir is absolutely correct. We have a set of selectors who were duds at the international level.And they now are deciding futures of international cricketers.
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How is the performance of a selector as international player got to do with decision making skills as selector,By this logic RS Dungarpur could have never selected certain Sachin Tendulkar in that 1989 Squad tour to pakistan.
 
DeadlyYorker said:
Still he played gem of an inning to see india through WC final...nothing beats that.guy knows what he is doing.

Most indians know selection panel is a joke consisting of flops of past
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He doesn't if he defends none other than Rayudu. As for that innings, yeah he played a gem of an innings in WC '11 final. Does it mean though whatever he says will be correct?

As for Indian selection panel, it has always been a joke. But that doesn't make non selection of Rayudu incorrect.
 
MP2011 said:
He doesn't if he defends none other than Rayudu. As for that innings, yeah he played a gem of an innings in WC '11 final. Does it mean though whatever he says will be correct?

As for Indian selection panel, it has always been a joke. But that doesn't make non selection of Rayudu incorrect.
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Ofc him playing doesnt allow him to say anything he wants.

I thought when you mentioned him running out in wc QF and calling out kohli for not scoring runs in KO matches was indicating he too didnt do good in KO.thus i mentioned he did play good innings in KO.

May not like gambhir but its true rayudu wasnt given enough chances like others in team even after being a backup
 
cricketjoshila said:
No.Gambhir is absolutely correct. We have a set of selectors who were duds at the international level.And they now are deciding futures of international cricketers.
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What a poor logic. Tom Moody(hopefully you know about him) proved to be a better coach than big names like Kapil Dev or Javed Miandad. :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
What a poor logic. Tom Moody(hopefully you know about him) proved to be a better coach than big names like Kapil Dev or Javed Miandad. :inti
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Coaching in cricket is different than coaching in football or hockey,good players perform regardless of quality of coaches changed throughout thier career.

It can be argued how much it affects
 
SilentWatcher said:
Indian selectors are beyond reasoning. All this while, they chased after players with experience and groomed Rayadu for world cup for last two years, even kohli said that he's a lock in for that position.

Then in the middle of world cup, selectors have a change of heart and decided to go for youngsters. :misbah
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The pressure of world cup got to them and cronies cannot influence the selection any more when their performance itself is under radar.
 
sivanand82 said:
How is the performance of a selector as international player got to do with decision making skills as selector,By this logic RS Dungarpur could have never selected certain Sachin Tendulkar in that 1989 Squad tour to pakistan.
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You are comparing RS Dugarpur with these people?
 
So he wont be playing IPL? Why would you forgo atleast couple of years of easy pay checks? :jimmy
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
What a poor logic. Tom Moody(hopefully you know about him) proved to be a better coach than big names like Kapil Dev or Javed Miandad. :inti
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Tom Moddy was still a much better cricketer than any of our selectors. Selectors and coaches need not be the top players but at least be good enough to get some respect. All our selectors are discards who won’t walk into any team this decade. Raydu, although does not look all that great now l, was ear marked for greatness in his early part.

His career was also scr**** over by another average cricketer and his mediocre brother who occupied selection committee and coaching roles. That same selector son who averaged in mid 20s was the captain of the team. Raydu has every every right to feel betrayed. He could have been sidelined two years back for better talent. That would have been understandable. He was overlooked for a very ordinary player is in Vijay Shankar who has not even got a fifty in international cricket. Pant case is understandable as he a considered once in a generation talent supported by his success in test cricket. Vijay is a nothing cricketer as of now
 
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Ambati Rayadu - Decent player. Not good enough to be selected in the present Indian team.
Poor decision by selectors to groom him for the last two years
Poor 3D tweet by Rayadu in frustration. That probably cost him a place to England after injuries
Where does it say Selectors have to be good international players themselves.
 
Best wishes to Rayudu for his career going ahead. He performed on par with the chances he got before the World Cup and always gave the best he had.
 
Will Ambati Rayadu stick to his retirement decision or come back

We all know the decision was taken in anger on the world cup snub.
He is only 33.
He had a decent one day and IPL series
Many experts including Sunny Gavaskar have questioned his absence
Many players from the sub continent have announced hasty retirements and come back
I Think he will come back for IPL
 
Ambati Rayudu, who announced his retirement after being overlooked by the selection committee twice during the World Cup 2019, didn't infuriate Team India chief selector MSK Prasad but entertained him with his cryptic tweet. While announcing the squad for India's upcoming tour of West Indies, MSK Prasad facetiously said he thoroughly enjoyed the "timely" tweet by Ambati Rayudu. Once deemed as best-suited number four batsman, Ambati Rayudu grabbed everyone's attention with his "three-dimensional" remark for all-rounder Vijay Shankar after he was picked for the initial 15-man World Cup squad over the Guntur-based batsman.

Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India were knocked out of the World Cup after losing to New Zealand in the semi-final, which was played over two days in Manchester.

When asked if India lost the game because of the number four batsman, MSK Prasad said: "Coming back to the tweet, frankly speaking that was a lovely tweet, I really enjoyed it."

"Seriously, it was a very timely one. I don't know how it struck him but I really enjoyed it," the national chief selector added.

On April 16, Rayudu had tweeted: "Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup."

Rayudu's sarcastic jibe came after Prasad while announcing India's World Cup squad hailed all-rounder Shankar for his "three-dimensional" skills.

After omission, Rayudu was put in the standby list for the World Cup. However, he couldn't make it to the team even after opener Shikhar Dhawan and Shankar left the tournament mid-way with thumb and toe injuries respectively.

Overlooked twice, Rayudu decided to retire from all forms of cricket on July 3.

"Respected sir, I would like to bring to your kind notice that I have come to decision to step away from the sport and retire from all forms and levels of the game," Rayudu said in an e-mail to the BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary, General Manager for cricket operations Saba Karim and CEO Rahul Johri.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/amb...ector-msk-prasad-2072931?pfrom=home-sshowcase
 
Good that he retired. He can play in t20 leagues and make money. His time in international cricket is over.

Wish the likes of Kedar and Dhoni had this common sense.
 
troodon said:
Good that he retired. He can play in t20 leagues and make money. His time in international cricket is over.

Wish the likes of Kedar and Dhoni had this common sense.
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To me, he is a wasted talent and was a victim of our corrupt system. He lost considerable amount of development years thanks to the Hyderabad cricket association and ICL. He should come up with an open interview to news channels about what exactly happened with him and Shivlal Yadav as now he need not fear any repercussions. Yes
 
Ambati Rayudu took a U-turn on his decision to ‘retire from all forms and levels of the game’ and is seeking a comeback to white-ball cricket via the Indian Premier League.

The middle-order batsman, who had announced his retirement, after being snub twice for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is currently playing in the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association League said that he looking forward to being part of CSK in the IPL.

“I would definitely be playing the IPL for Chennai Super Kings and make a comeback into white ball cricket. My priority now is to get back into peak fitness,” Rayudu told The Times of India.

Rayudu was among the five players on the standby list, but was twice ignored by the selectors and the Indian team management as they chose to replace the injured duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay Shankar with Rishabh Pant and Mayank Agarwal respectively.

“I wouldn’t say it was an emotional decision because I worked very hard for the World Cup in the last four years. You are bound to be disappointed and I felt it was time (to retire). The decision that I took was not because of rejection or anything else. You work towards something and when you don’t get it, you feel it’s time to move on,” Rayudu told reporters.

He said his love for the game is what brought him back. “I had some time to think over it and then decided might as well come and play some cricket,” he said.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...n-retirement-says-will-play-in-the-ipl-883560
 
He’s back.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ambati Rayudu in a letter to Hyderabad Cricket Association: I would like to come out of retirement and play cricket in all formats. (file pic) <a href="https://t.co/OVzaPjEnqx">pic.twitter.com/OVzaPjEnqx</a></p>— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1167317204917870597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
I have suddenly started liking Rayudu again. Now that he is not in contention to pollute the national team. And he is good source of drama. Reminds me of golden Lala :afridi days.
 
‘He’s a frustrated cricketer’: Azharuddin hits back at Ambati Rayudu after he alleges corruption in HCA

Cricketer Ambati Rayudu on Saturday alleged corruption in Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and requested Telangana’s Municipal Administration K T Rama Rao to address the issue. Meanwhile, the HCA president Mohd Azharuddin said the former “is a frustrated cricketer”. “Hello sir @KTRTRS, I request u to plz look into nd address the rampant corruption prevailing in hca. Hw can hyderabad be great when it’s cricket team is influenced by money nd corrupt ppl who hav numerous acb cases against them which are being swept under the carpet,” Rayudu tweeted.

When his comments were sought on Rayudu’s allegations, Azharuddin, who has recently been elected president of HCA, replied: “He is a frustrated cricketer”.

This was Rayudus’ next tweet after the controversial 3D post following his omission from the squad for the ICC World Cup in England earlier this year. Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup, he had posted in an apparent reference to the chief selector MSK Prasad stating that Vijay Shankar had been picked (for the WC) for his three-dimensional skills (batting, bowling and fielding).

He had subsequently announced his retirement when the World Cup was in progress. However, he made a comeback to the game in August and led Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournaments.

Rayudu had reportedly decided to take a break from first-class cricket on Friday.

The stylish Hyderabad batsman has played 55 one-day internationals scoring 1,694 runs and six T20 internationals for the country.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...tion-in-hca/story-BEo87PgYzK9bH9MkVvmYtM.html
 
He would have been an asset in the 90s or early 2000s ,he is not dynamic enough to play in this era.
A 50 in ipl doesn't change that.
 
We should focus on future now. Rahul, Shreyas and Pant are the guys to look forward to.

One big problem for India is that the tail can't hold bat and it's too long.
 
Ab Fan said:
We should focus on future now. Rahul, Shreyas and Pant are the guys to look forward to.

One big problem for India is that the tail can't hold bat and it's too long.
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I think most subcontinent teams tailenders cant really bat
 
Mumbai: Veteran India cricketer Ambati Rayudu has been a star for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Rayudu surprised one and all when he took to Twitter on Saturday and claimed that this would be his last IPL. He also thanked Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings – teams he has been part off.

“I am happy to announce that this will be my last ipl. I have had a wonderful time playing it and being a part of 2 great teams for 13 years. Would love to sincerely thank Mumbai Indians and Csk for the wonderful journey,” he tweeted. Also Read - IPL 2022: Mayank Agarwal Hails Arshdeep Singh as 'Leader in The Team' After Punjab Beat Bangalore

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Soon after tweeting this, he deleted it and that has confused his fans over whether he is in a dilemma.

Not long back, Rayudu became the 10th Indian batter to reach the milestone of 4,000 runs in Indian Premier League.

Rayudu was not retained by CSK, but the franchise lapped him up again at the auction earlier in the year.

The 36-year-old played all the matches in the 2013 season, which marked the first of MI’s five title wins.

https://www.india.com/sports/ambati...eletes-it-later-is-csk-star-retiring-5392091/
 
He later deleted the tweet. Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan has now clarified that Rayudu is "not retiring."

"He was a bit disappointed that he was not doing well. So, he mistakenly put out that tweet. I have explained things to him. He is not retiring," Vishwanathan told NDTV over a phone call. "He will be with us."
 
Ambati Rayudu's decision to announce his IPL retirement on Twitter and then going on to delete the tweet after an hour created a stir in the Indian cricketing circuit. The Chennai Super Kings batter tweeted on Saturday morning that the ongoing IPL will be his last but took the post down an hour later. Reacting to the episode, former New Zealand captain and current CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said "It was bit of a storm in a teacup."

"It was not disappointing, it was probably a little bit of a storm in a teacup, to be honest. But, I think he was fine. It has not changed anything in the camp but it is a non-story," Fleming said in the virtual press conference after the CSK vs GT match on Sunday.

Rayudu, who hasn't been in the best of forms in this edition of the IPL, had thanked Mumbai Indians and CSK - the two teams he has represented in the IPL - in his retirement tweet.

"I am happy to announce that this will be my last ipl. I have had a wonderful time playing it and being a part of 2 great teams for 13 years. Would love to sincerely thank Mumbai Indians and Csk for the wonderful journey," Rayudu had initially tweeted.

After Rayudu took down his tweet, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan clarified to various news organisations that the right-hander is "not retiring" and will remain a part of the CSK set-up as a player even in the upcoming season.

This was not the first time that Rayudu announced his retirement. The veteran right-hander had said that he is retiring from all forms of cricket in 2019 after a fallout with the Hyderabad Cricket Association but later took it back after several meetings with the HCA officials.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...rayudu-retirement-fiasco-101652684988529.html
 
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