Failed in YoYo test, star India batsman now becomes mentor of CSK

Rayudu said as a mentor of the junior Super Kings team, he wants to pass on his knowledge to the youngsters.

Super Kings squad will tour England to play in the Junior International Academy tournament in Yorkshire which is scheduled to be held from July 8 to 19.

The Hyderabad right-handed middle order batsman will travel to England but not as a player. He will go to England with the Chennai Super Kings junior squad as a mentor of the side.

It started with Mohammad Shami, who was ruled out of the Afghanistan Test matche and then claimed to talented Indian cricketers – Ambatu Rayudu and Sanju Samson – ahead of the England tour.

Rayudu’s failure to clear the Yo-Yo test and then his exclusion from the Indian ODI squad attracted adverse reactions from the cricketing fraternity with CoA even demanding a proper explanation from BCCI.

In between all this, the state of Amabati Rayudu and his future as an international cricketer went unnoticed. Rayudu had made a comeback into the Indian side after a gap of three years, before the YoYo test dashed his dreams.

So, what is Rayudu up to now? Well, the failure to clear the Yo-Yo test has not stopped Rayudu from travelling to England.

The Yo-Yo test has taken out more Indian cricketers than any opposition bowler has in the last one month.