Ambati Rayudu, who announced his retirement from cricket after World Cup snub has expressed his desire to return to cricket for Hyderabad. The cricketer will plying his trade in the domestic circuit for his native state, Hyderabad. Rayudu, who took on the selectors with a cryptic tweet after World Cup omission has finally opened up on it.
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Rayudu opens up on his 3D tweet
The 33-year-old decision to retirement came on the back of repeated ignorance from the selectors. Many heled chief selector MSK Prasad responsible for shortening his international career. The selectors ignored him as a replacement for Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay Shankar despite being in the five-member standbys. Former cricketers stood by Rayudu saying that he has alot of cricket left in him.
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Meanwhile, Ambati Rayudu took on the selectors after MSK Prasad-led committee preferred Vijay Shankar over him for his three-dimensional qualities. While many think that his 3d glass tweet played a role in his snubbing, the cricketer doesn’t think so.
“Not at all. If it comes down to such things…I don’t know how to put it, but I don’t think that would’ve played any part. And if it did, I can’t imagine what cricketers must be going through honestly,” Rayudu said.
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Furthermore, Ambati Rayudu revealed that the World Cup omission did disappoint him. Rayudu, who has been a part of Chennai Super Kings, said he worked hard specifically for the role. However, he seemed not sure on what basis the selectors changed their mind suddenly as the went for Vijay Shankar.
“I was very disappointed,” Rayudu says while adding “I mean, anyone would be because I had worked so hard for it. I was very prepared for that specific role at No. 4, but maybe their idea of No. 4 might have changed all of a sudden. Maybe they just wanted something else…I’m not too sure.”
Ambati Rayudu is likely to play for Hyderabad this season and turn up for the Chennai franchise in the next IPL. But there is no news on whether he will ever get to play international cricket again as of now.
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