03 July,2019 12:35 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Ambati Rayudu (Pic/AFP)
According to reports that have broken out today, 33-year-old Ambati Rayudu has quit all forms of cricket with immediate effect.
Ambati Rayudu was just recently given the cold shoulder by the Indian selectors while finding a replacement for injured Vijay Shankar in the World Cup 2019. Rookie Mayank Agarwal was called in as a replacement for Shankar who returned back to India with a toe injury.
Below is the letter Ambati Rayadu wrote to the BCCI:
"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. 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. I also would like to thank the two ipl franchises MI and Csk for their support. It has been a honour and privilege to have represented our country. I would like to thank the captains i have played under ,MS Dhoni, Rohit sharma and especially Virat kohli who always had shown great belief in me throughout my career with the Indian team. It has been a wonderful journey of playing the sport and learning from every up and down it brought up on for the last 25 years at various different levels. Finally I would like to thank my family and all the wellwishers who have been with me throughout this wonderful journey.
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Thanking you sir,
Yours sincerely
Ambati Rayudu"
Ambati Rayudu was also given the snub after Shikhar Dhawan was replaced due to a thumb fracture that he sustained during India's match vs South Africa. Rishabh Pant was called in for Shikhar Dhawan.
Initially, Ambati Rayudu was one of the front-runners to make it in the 15-member squad for the World Cup 2019 but Vijay Shankar was included instead. At the time, Ambati Rayudu had tweeted that he will be sitting at home watching the World Cup 2019 with his new 3-D glasses.
The 3-D reference was used after the selectors said that Shankar was chosen over Rayudu as he was a three-dimensional player and could add more variety to the side.
Ambati Rayudu has played 55 ODIs, scoring 1694 runs at an average of 47.
Ambati Rayudu was also the best batsman for Chennai Super Kings in their IPL winning campaign in 2018.
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