Ambati Rayudu: ‘Injustice’ happened to Ambati Rayudu, former coach exposed Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings star batsman Ambati Rayudu put an end to his career after the Indian Premier League 2023 final. Rayudu’s inning against Gujarat in the final may have been short for CSK but it was a game-changing inning. Rayudu had already announced that the final would be his last IPL match. With the retirement of Rayudu, the discussion about what happened to him in Team India during the 2019 World Cup intensified. Regarding Rayudu, former Team India coach and captain Anil Kumble said that his selection in the World Cup 2019 was a big achievement. It was a mistake. Kumble expressed his opinion during a conversation on Geo Cinema. After this statement of Kumble, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri have also come in headlines.

India played the 2019 World Cup under Kohli’s captaincy.

In the 2019 World Cup, Team India landed on the field under the captaincy of Kohli. However, the team had to face defeat in the semi-final match against New Zealand. When Team India was being selected for the World Cup, Ambati Rayudu’s name was being confirmed but Vijay Shankar was included in his place. After this incident, Rayudu became very frustrated and announced his retirement from international cricket.

On this whole matter, Kumble said, ‘Rayudu was first prepared for number-4 and then he was not selected in the team. Kumble said that it was surprising to see this. During that World Cup, there was a lot of tussle over the number-4 position in India. Looking at Rayudu’s experience and his performance, his selection was believed to be certain but then Vijay Shankar was selected. The coach and the captain also had a role in this whole decision.

Rayudu did not return again in Team India

After the 2019 World Cup incident, Rayudu could never return to Team India again. When Vijay Shankar was included in Team India in place of Rayudu in the World Cup team, he was told that he is a 3D player. However, he proved completely ineffective in the tournament.

Although Rayudu plays in domestic cricket and is a three-time IPL title winner for CSK. Prior to CSK, he was involved in three IPL title victories for Mumbai as well. He is the second player after Rohit Sharma to have been a part of the team that won the IPL title six times.

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