Days after bidding adieu to international cricket, former Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu has signalled his return to the white-ball cricket. According to a Sportstar report, the right-hand batsman has stated that he is ‘obviously’ open to playing for India and the IPL.
Rayudu is currently in Chennai for the TNCA one-day league for the V.A. Parthasarathy trophy, where he is representing Grand Slam.
Rayudu was overlooked for a place in the Indian squad for the World Cup twice, after which he decided to hang his boots from the sport.
The 33-year-old had communicated the news of his retirement in a letter addressed to the Committee of Administrators of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
“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. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the BCCI and all the State Associations that I have represented which include Hyderabad, Baroda, Andhra and Vidharbha,” Rayudu, who made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2002, said in the letter.
“I also would like to thank the two IPL franchises MI and CSK for their support. It has been an honour and privilege to have represented our country. I would like to thank the captains I have played under, M.S. Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and especially Virat Kohli, who always had shown great belief in me throughout my career with the Indian team,” he further added.
Rayudu played 55 ODIs and scored 1,694 runs with three centuries and 10 fifties at 47.05. He also played six T20Is and amassed 42 runs.