Akash Chopra on Ambati Rayudu: Chennai Super Kings player Ambati Rayudu has said goodbye to cricket. At the same time, now former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has given a big statement on Ambati Rayudu. Aakash Chopra said that Ambati Rayudu was picked early in his career with the expectation of becoming the ‘next Sachin Tendulkar’. Along with this, he shared a funny story related to Ambati Rayudu. Akash Chopra says that it was India A’s tour of the West Indies in the year 2003. A small child named Ambati Rayudu was selected there. He might have been 16 years old at that time. Actually, Akash Chopra is sharing these things on his YouTube channel.
‘He will become the next Sachin Tendulkar…’
Aakash Chopra further said that Ambati Rayudu was chosen with the expectation that he would become the next Sachin Tendulkar. This boy is very talented. Also he is like that prodigious talent he can bat, can field very well and has the ability to bowl as well. Akash Chopra says that many senior players of that team were asked to take care of Rayudu. Because he was considered a prodigy player.
What happened to Ambati Rayudu on that tour?
Aakash Chopra said that Ambati Rayudu was sent to bat very low down the order on the tour. He was asked to bowl off-spin in between, which he was unable to do. He was sometimes pitching the ball at his feet or at the feet of the batsmen. Aakash Chopra says that “I remember whenever Ambati came to bowl, the short-leg and mid-wicket fielders were a little scared because the West Indies guys used to hit very hard. So you were scared because you were in the firing line. I used to be on short leg” so I used to tell him not to bowl short balls. Significantly, Ambati Rayudu said goodbye to cricket after the IPL 2023 final.
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