The 2019 ODI World Cup noticed the Board of Control for Cricket in India choice committee draw loads of criticism after Ambati Rayudu was snubbed for a spot within the staff, in favour of ‘3D participant’ Vijay Shankar. Rayudu’s response on social media to the information added gasoline to the fireplace, and the veteran batter by no means performed for India once more. After bringing an finish to his cricketing profession, Rayudu has lastly opened up on the controversy, confirming that he had nothing private towards Shankar however could not perceive the logic behind his choice as he was a participant who batted at No. 6 or No. 7 place, and never No. 4.

In an interview with TV9 Telugu, Rayudu mentioned that he would’ve been content material had the selectors picked somebody like Ajinkya Rahane, a specialist batter within the middle-order, and never Shankar who was a participant that belonged to a distinct class.

“See if they would have picked someone like Rahane or any similar ilk of a player or someone who is experienced and senior it would have been understandable. Everyone wants India to win. They have not picked me for whatever reason which only they would know. But when you replace me with someone it should be helpful to the team as well. That is where I got angry. It was not about Vijay Shankar. What could have he done? He was playing his cricket. Whatever the thinking behind I could not understand. I could not understand if they were playing a World Cup or a normal league match,” Rayudu mentioned.

“Team selection is not the work of one person. Like, there are some people in team management, may be because of them. Like there used to be one gentleman in Hyderabad. Maybe they didn’t like me or some incidents from the past may have caused them to look at me differently. So my career became like a cycle of these kind of people showing up,” he additional mentioned.

Talking about his viral ‘3D glasses’ tweet, the previous Chennai Super Kings batter mentioned, “Everyone went after Vijay Shankar. I did not have that intention. I could not understand their thinking and logic. If you have decided to replace me, you could have picked a similar player. How can you pick a player who plays numbers 6 and 7 and put him at 4? I don’t have anything personal against Vijay Shankar and MSK Prasad. I have played in New Zealand before the World Cup in similar conditions. I have been preparing well. Only those people can answer what went on.”