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'''Ambati Thirupathi''' '''Rayudu''' (born 23 September 1985) is a Indian international former cricketer and current captain of the [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda team]] in the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] championship. He plays as a right-handed middle-order [[batsman]], who occasionally [[wicket-keeper|keeps wicket]] and bowls right-arm [[off break]]s. He plays for [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in domestic cricket, and [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).

Rayudu began his first-class career with [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in 2002 at the age of 16 and, by the following year, was playing for [[India A]]. He captained the [[India national under-19 cricket team|India Under-19 team]] at the [[2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] and was expected to break into the senior team. Disputes with players and state association, followed by signing up with the "rebel" [[Indian Cricket League]], led to him being ignored for national team selection. He returned to domestic cricket in 2009 by accepting BCCI's amnesty offer and terminating his ICL contract. After strong performances for Baroda in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the IPL, he was named in the Indian squad for the first time in 2012. He eventually made his international debut in July 2013, in an ODI against Zimbabwe.