'That was a stupid logic': Ambati Rayudu opens up on his 2019 Word Cup exclusion

Back in 2019, the headache of the number 4 position was the biggest concern for Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri's team India ahead of the World Cup. Ambati Rayudu was seemingly the first choice and ahead of the selection it appeared that he had sealed the spot. However, when the team was announced, his name was omitted and in turn, Vijay Shankar got the call-up in the side. It was a pressing subject at that time, which still gets ignited whenever either Rayudu or Shankar makes some headlines.

3 things you need to know

• Ambati Rayudu endured an infamous snub from the 2019 World Cup squad
• Vijay Shankar was included in his place in the World Cup
• Team India lost in the semi-final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2019

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Ambati Rayudu opens up on his inclusion in the 2019 World Cup

Ambati Rayudu recently came in as a guest on The Ranveer Allahbadia show. There he talked about a variety of things and was also posed with a query on his infamous snub from the 2019 World Cup team. He addressed the subject and had a few things to say about the team management of that period.

"That team management, they thought just because I was calm, quiet, I was always to myself, they thought maybe I was not too confident, that's some stupid logic these guys come up with sometimes. How can you judge somebody's confidence just by looking at him, that is the typical mindset a few people carry."

When asked if he got judged wrongly, he said, "All my life, sometimes I don't respond that socially you should respond."

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Rayudu's ODI journey ended after the 2019 ODI World Cup exclusion

Shortly after his exclusion from the World Cup squad, Ambati Rayudu announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. He represented India in 55 ODIs and 6 T20s. Since his prime focus was the 50-over format, he displayed a tremendous record in the section of cricket. With an average of 47.06, he accumulated 1694 runs in ODIs and also registered 3 centuries and 10 half-centuries in his ODI career.