Chennai Tremendous Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan, chatting with indiatoday.in, confirmed that Ambati Rayudu won’t retire on the finish of the IPL 2022 season and would proceed to be a part of the 4-time champions subsequent 12 months.
Ambati Rayudu will not be retiring, says CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan (BCCI/PTI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rayudu introduced his IPL retirement with a tweet earlier than deleting it
- CSK CEO VIswanathan stated Rayudu will proceed to play for the 4-time champions
- Rayudu has had a middling season with CSK In IPL 2022
Chennai Tremendous Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan on Saturday, Might 14 stated senior batter Ambati Rayudu will not be retiring on the finish of the IPL 2022 season. Viswanathan’s clarification comes after Rayudu’s deleted tweet created a frenzy on social media earlier within the day.
Ambati Rayudu took to Twitter and stated he could be retiring from the Indian Premier League after the top of the continuing season. The CSK batter wrote: “I’m blissful to announce that this might be my final ipl. I’ve had an exquisite time taking part in it and being part of 2 nice groups for 13 years. Would like to sincerely thank Mumbai Indians and Csk for the great journey.”
Nevertheless, Rayudu deleted the tweet after it was widely-shared on the social media platform.
Chatting with indiatoday.in, CSK CEO VIswanathan clariied the state of affairs.
“That is flawed information. He isn’t retiring. We aren’t frightened,” he stated.
When requested if Rayudu will signify CSK In IPL 2023, Viswanathan stated: “Yeah, Yeah, he’s not retiring now,”
Rayudu has had a middling season with the bat, managing solely 271 runs in 12 matches at a mean of a bit over 20.
Rayudu scored 257 runs in 16 matches in CSK’s profitable marketing campaign in IPL 2021 whereas he was CSK’s main run-getter in IPL 2018 with 602 runs.
Rayudu was purchased for Rs 2.2 crore on the IPL 2018 public sale when CSK have been returning to the league after a 2-year suspension. Rayudu’s heroics with the bat was one of many foremost causes for his or her victorious run.
CSK confirmed religion within the 36-year-old batter, shopping for him for Rs 6.75 crore after heading off a bidding battle from SunRisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals on the mega public sale earlier this 12 months in February.
Notably, Rayudu had taken an analogous U-turn in 2019 as he got here out of worldwide retirement months after hanging up his boots from the best stage following a snub from the 2019 World Cup. Rayudu has performed 55 ODIs and scored 1694 runs and 6 T20Is for India. Rayudu final performed Checklist A cricket for Andhra in 2021.
Rayudu is likely one of the main run-getters within the IPL, having scored 4187 runs in 187 matches, together with 100.
