Ambati Rayudu with YSR (Credit score: Twitter)
YSRCP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed him into the celebration on the Camp Workplace
Ending the suspense, former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu joined the YSR Congress Celebration (YSRCP) on Thursday.
YSRCP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy welcomed him into the celebration on the Camp Workplace within the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Ok. Narayana Swamy and MP P. Mithun Reddy.
It was in April this 12 months that the fashionable middle-order batsman, who performed 55 ODIs and 6 T20 internationals for India between 2013 and 2019, had determined to enter politics, saying he desires to serve the individuals.
Nonetheless, Rayudu was protecting the political events in each Andhra Pradesh and Telangana guessing as to which outfit he would be a part of.
He had a few conferences with Jagan Reddy in Might-June, however remained tight-lipped about his political transfer.
The cricketer, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, lastly ended the suspense by becoming a member of the YSRCP on Thursday.
Rayudu could contest the Andhra Pradesh Meeting polls or the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in April-Might subsequent 12 months.
Rayudu joined a uncommon bandwagon of Indian cricketers who’ve entered politics, together with Tiger Pataudi, Kirti Azad, Mohammed Azharuddin, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Chetan Chauhan and Gautam Gambhir, amongst others.
Rayudu’s disputes with a fellow teammate and the nepotism-rife administration throughout his younger days had earned him the tag of a ‘insurgent’, and denied him additional worldwide alternatives, together with the 2019 ODI World cup.
He additionally appeared in 190 matches for Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rayudu was one of many insurgent gamers who latched on to the chance to play for the now-scrapped Indian Cricket League (ICL), earlier than accepting a home amnesty supply from the BCCI and entered the IPL.
Rayudu introduced his retirement from the IPL in Might this 12 months after CSK gained the title.
He, together with Rupa Gurunath, daughter of CSK proprietor N. Srinivasan, had met Jagan Mohan Reddy in June and had proven him the trophy CSK gained in 2023.
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