India's middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, including the IPL, according to BCCI sources. The announcement has come after Rayudu - who was a stand-by for Team India at the ICC World Cup - was snubbed by the team management and not sent as a replacement for injured Vijay Shankar. "We did give a few more chances to Rayudu but Vijay Shankar gives three dimensions. We are looking at Vijay Shankar as a No. In the six T20Is he played, the middle-order batsman scored 42 runs.

Source: dna July 03, 2019 07:58 UTC