Former Indian cricket team batsman Ambati Rayudu has taken a U-turn on his decision to enter politics and resigned from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSR Congress) eight days after joining the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party. However, now Rayudu has issued a clarification on his sudden move and has stated that he does not want to get involved politically when he plays professional sports.
Actually, Ambati Rayudu returned to the Mumbai Indians franchise after 2017 and will be seen playing for MI Emirates in the ILT20 2024. The second edition of the ILT20 starts on January 19, 2024. Rayudu went to his name ‘X ‘. and informed about it.
Ambati Rayudu clarifies on leaving politics
Ambati Rayudu wrote in his tweet: “I, Ambati Rayudu, will represent Mumbai Indians in the upcoming ILt20 starting January 20 in Dubai. Which requires me to be politically unaffiliated while playing a professional sport.”
I Ambati Rayudu will represent Mumbai Indians in the upcoming ILt20 starting January 20 in Dubai. Which requires that I be politically unaffiliated while playing professional sports.
– ATR (@RayuduAmbati) January 7, 2024
Ambati Rayudu joined the YSR Congress led by Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on December 28 and was expected to contest the Loksabha elections from Guntur. Rayudu took this step after Reddy launched a 45-day sports festival in Andhra Pradesh.
However, Rayudu surprised everyone by announcing that he would be taking a break from politics and would soon inform about his plans. His explanation was much quicker than everyone expected.
Rayudu retired from the Indian Premier League and international cricket after the final of IPL 2023. Rayudu was able to lift the fifth IPL trophy of his career when CSK defeated the Gujarat Titans in the final played at the Narendra Modi Stadium .
Ambati Rayudu has played a total of 204 matches in the Indian Premier League and scored 4348 runs at an average of 28.20. Rayudu also hit a total of 22 half-centuries and hundreds throughout his IPL career and proved to be a key player for the Chennai Super Kings.
However, Ambati Rayudu is also considered as one of the unluckiest cricketers in the Indian cricket team as he was not given a place in the 2019 ODI World Cup squad despite performing and Decent record in ODIs. Rayudu has played a total of 55 ODIs for India and has scored 1694 runs at an average of 47.00.
Ambati Rayudu is one of the most humble and kind cricketers in the Indian cricket team and the IPL has also played an important role in his entry into the Indian team. Rayudu started his IPL career for Mumbai Indians in 2010 and played many effective knocks for them and won team matches on his account.
Now, when Ambati Rayudu returns to the Mumbai Indians franchise, he will want to perform the same way he used to in the Indian Premier League and will want them to win their first tournament title.
