Ambati Rayudu, the Chennai Super Kings’ star batter, announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League, confirming that the final of the 2023 edition against Gujarat Titans will be his last match in the tournament. Ambati Rayudu has been part of the Chennai Super Kings since 2018, and won two titles with the franchise; he had begun his IPL career with Mumbai Indians in 2010.
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Ambati Rayudu took to Twitter to share his thoughts and wrote in his tweet “2 great teams MI and CSK,204 matches,14 seasons,11 playoffs,8 finals,5 trophies. Hopefully 6th tonight. It’s been quite a journey. I have decided that tonight’s final is going to be my last game in the IPL. I truly enjoyed playing in this great tournament. Thank you all. No u-turn.”
Rayudu accepted BCCI’s offer in 2009 and was picked up by Mumbai Indian to play in their IPL side soon after. Playing as a middle-order batsman and part-time wicket-keeper for the Mumbai franchise, Rayudu was a vital cog of the Mumbai franchise who have won the tournament thrice. After a 10-year old association, in a fresh auction, he got picked by Chennai Super Kings franchise for the 2018-20 phase of the IPL.
In between all this, Rayudu did get a few opportunities in national colors although it has mostly been when the big boys have been rested. A roller-coaster 2018-19 season, where he went from being India’s designated no.4 in ODIs to being left out of the squad itself, forced Rayudu to retire from international cricket. He also endured a disastrous 2019 IPL but the management’s style of backing players meant that he got retained for the 2020 season.
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