Ambati Rayudu Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Ambati Thirupathi Rayudu
Nickname	Amba
Profession(s)	• Former Cricketer • Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- Did Not Play ODI- 24 July 2013 vs Zimbabwe in Harare T20- 7 September 2014 vs England in Birmingham
Last Match	Test- Did Not Play ODI- 8 March 2019 against Australia at Ranchi T20- 22 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare
International Retirement	3 July 2019
Jersey Number	#5 (India) #9 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	• Baroda • Hyderabad • Hyderabad Heroes • Mumbai Indians • Chennai Super Kings
Coach/Mentor	Vijay Paul
Batting Style	Right-hand
Bowling Style	Right-arm offbreak
Favourite Shot	Scoop Shot
Politics
Political Party	Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)
Political Journey	28 December 2023: Joined YSRCP
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 September 1985 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	39 Years
Birthplace	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Hyderabad, India
School	Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kapu [1]kaputhepower.blogspot.com
Hobbies	Listening to Music, Travelling
Controversies	• Throughout his career, Rayudu was involved in confrontations with players and umpires. • He was involved in a scuffle with Hyderabad player Arjun Yadav while playing for Andhra Pradesh in a Ranji match in 2005. In the scuffle, Yadav attacked Rayudu with a stump. • In a 2012 IPL match, Rayudu used foul language against Harshal Patel. For this act, he was fined 100% of his match fee. • In the 2014 India A's tour of Australia, he was seen hurling expletives at the umpire after his dismissal. • After a match in the 2016 IPL, Rayudu and Harbhajan Singh were involved in an on-field spat. • In 2017, a video of Ryudu got viral on social media, in which he was seen manhandling a senior citizen. • In 2018, he received a two-match ban by the BCCI after his heated confrontation with the umpires during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Karnataka. • In January 2019, he was reported for suspected illegal bowling actions in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is; as the bowlers are allowed to flex their elbows only up to 15 degrees. • In April 2019, selectors dropped him from the World Cup squad in favor of Vijay Shankar, Rayudu tweeted "Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup."
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Chennupalli Vidya
Marriage Date	14 February 2009
Family
Wife/Spouse	Chennupalli Vidya
Children	Not Known
Parents	Father- Ambati Sambasiva Rao (worked at the archives department) Mother- Vijayalakshmi
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer(s)	Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, Steve Waugh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ambati Rayudu

• Ambati Rayudu is an Indian former cricketer and politician from Hyderabad.

• In 1992, when Rayudu was 8 years old, his father enrolled him in a coaching camp in Hyderabad, which was run by former Hyderabad cricketer Vijay Paul.

• In an interview, Rayudu revealed that his first memory of watching international cricket was the Hero Cup, in 1993.

• In 2002, at the age of 16, Rayudu made his first-class debut during the 2001-02 Ranji Trophy.
  

  Ambati Rayudu Batting In A Ranji Match

• Rayudu had claimed for the Indian cap after scoring 210 and 159 not out against Andhra in only his third Ranji game. In the same match, Rayudu earned the tag of being the youngest player to score a double century and a century in a Ranji match.

• He captained India’s under-19 World Cup team in 2004, which had players like Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, RP Singh, and Shikhar Dhawan.
  

  Indian senior cricket team manager Mr. Ranga Reddy congratulates Ambati Tirupati Rayudu, who scored a match-winning 177 for the Indian under-19 team against England

• In December 2012, Rayudu was picked as the replacement player for the injured Manoj Tiwary for the T20I series against England. He was selected by the newly formed selection panel, chaired by Sandeep Patil.

• Rayudu and V. V. S. Laxman have played together in the Ranji Trophy.

• Apart from being a batsman, he was a part-time off-spinner and wicket-keeper.
  

  Ambati Rayudu As A Wicketkeeper

• His bowling action was similar to that of Sri Lanka off-spinner Muthiah Muralitharan.
  

  Ambati Rayudu Bowling Action

• When India was playing a practice match against Australia A team in Australia, an umpire gave him lbw out which he didn’t agree upon and lost control over his emotions.

• During the 2014 IPL, once he brought a homemade biryani for MS Dhoni and his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team players.

• He is a huge fan of Manchester United football club.

• After being ignored twice when two Indian players, Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay Shankar, sustained injuries in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rayudu, on 3 July 2019, announced his retirement from international cricket.

• In his career, Rayudu played 55 ODIs scoring 1694 runs with an average of 47.05 and 6 T20Is scoring only 42 runs with an average of 10.50.