New Delhi: Nearly a month after retiring from cricket, Ambati Rayudu has stepped onto the pitch of politics. He joined the ruling YSRCP get together in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. He joined the get together within the presence of Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy. He reached the chief minister’s residence in Vijayawada and later his photographs and movies got here out during which he was carrying the get together’s scarf. Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu has joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the ruling get together in Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday. He met Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his residence in Vijayawada and expressed his willingness to work for the get together.
Rayudu, who retired from all types of cricket in July this yr, mentioned he was impressed by the management and imaginative and prescient of Jaganmohan Reddy. He mentioned he needed to serve the folks of Andhra Pradesh beneath his steerage. “I have always admired Jaganmohan Reddy for his honesty and commitment towards the welfare of the people. I have decided to join his party to contribute to the development of the state in whatever way I can,” Rayudu mentioned.
సీఎం క్యాంప్ కార్యాలయంలో ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ వైఎస్ జగన్ సమక్షంలో వైఎస్సార్ కాంగ్రెస్ పార్టీలో చేరిన ప్రముఖ భారత క్రికెటర్ అంబటి తిరుపతి రాయుడు.
ఈ కార్యక్రమంలో పాల్గొన్న డిప్యూటీ సీఎం నారాయణ స్వామి, ఎంపీ పెద్దిరెడ్డి మిథున్ రెడ్డి.#CMYSJagan#AndhraPradesh @RayuduAmbati pic.twitter.com/QJJk07geHL
— YSR Congress Party (@YSRCParty) December 28, 2023
Ambadi Rayudu’s Ilustrious Cricketing Career
Rayudu, who hails from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, performed 55 one-day internationals and 6 T20 internationals for India. He scored 1694 runs in ODIs at a mean of 47.05, with three centuries and 10 fifties. He additionally scored 42 runs in T20Is at a mean of 10.50.
Rayudu’s cricketing profession was marred by controversies and disappointments. He was suspended from bowling in worldwide cricket in 2019 for having a suspect motion. He was additionally ignored for the 2019 World Cup squad, regardless of being thought-about as India’s No. 4 batsman for a very long time. He introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket after the World Cup snub, however later reversed his resolution and performed for Chennai Super Kings within the Indian Premier League.
Rayudu’s Special Connection With MS Dhoni
Rayudu joined CSK in 2018 and have become certainly one of their most constant and dependable batters, scoring over 600 runs in his debut season and serving to the crew win their third IPL title. Rayudu praised Dhoni’s management and credited him for bringing out the very best in lots of gamers, together with himself. He mentioned that Dhoni was at all times proper in his selections and no person in Indian cricket might query his legacy.
Rayudu retired from IPL after the 2023 remaining, during which he performed an important knock of 19 runs off 9 balls to assist CSK clinch their fifth title. Dhoni paid tribute to Rayudu and mentioned that he was quite a bit like him, who at all times needed to contribute and didn’t use the telephone an excessive amount of. He additionally joked that with Rayudu within the crew, CSK would by no means win the honest play award, as he would leap in celebration too early.
Rayudu is the newest cricketer to hitch politics in India, following the footsteps of former gamers like Navjot Singh Sidhu, Gautam Gambhir, Kirti Azad, Mohammad Azharuddin and others.