Twitter slams Ambati Rayudu: Twitter was furious with India’s middle-order batsman’s below par innings at Adelaide.
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During the second ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Adelaide, India middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu’s mediocre innings saw him receiving a lot of criticism on social media platform Twitter.
After scoring 0 (2) in the first ODI at Sydney, Rayudu was expected to change contribute significantly for his personal form is also under scrutiny.
Rayudu came in to bat at No. 4 in the 18th over after vice-captain Rohit Sharma (43) got out. Rayudu stitched a 59-run partnership for the third wicket alongside captain Virat Kohli but never looked convincing in the middle.
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Rayudu was lucky to last for 36 balls in the middle for he had skied the ball several times during his innings. To his like, the ball kept on landing in areas where no Australian fielder was present. Rayudu had given enough hints of being rusty in the middle, something which further didn’t aid his case.
On the fourth delivery of the 31st over, Rayudu’s attempt of hitting a Glenn Maxwell delivery saw him mis-timing the ball straight to Marcus Stoinis at deep midwicket. The 33-year old right-hand batsman ended up scoring 24 (36) with the help of two fours.
The fact that Kohli was at the other end and Rayudu merely had to play the second fiddle speaks highly about the disappointment which Rayudu’s failure has caused to the Indian fans.
While Rayudu has played in a middling manner in the first two ODIs, whether he will be given a go in the third ODI or not remains the big question.
Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on Rayudu below:
