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Venugopal Rao      

Full name Yalaka Venugopal Rao

Born February 26, 1982, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Current age 29 years 350 days

Major teams India, Andhra, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, India A, Indian Board President's XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Relation Brother - Y Gnaneswara Rao

Yalaka Venugopal Rao
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 16 11 2 218 61* 24.22 363 60.05 0 1 16 3 6 0
First-class 97 159 18 5982 228* 42.42 13 28 81 0
List A 124 109 14 3614 113 38.04 10 22 40 0
Twenty20 61 55 8 1072 71* 22.80 875 122.51 0 6 80 41 15 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 97 5166 2405 65 4/34 37.00 2.79 79.4 0 0
List A 124 3043 2477 53 5/20 5/20 46.73 4.88 57.4 0 1 0
Twenty20 61 21 282 406 8 2/23 2/23 50.75 8.63 35.2 0 0 0
Career statistics
ODI debut Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jul 30, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI West Indies v India at Basseterre, May 23, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1998/99
Last First-class Andhra v Himachal Pradesh at Vijayawada, Nov 17-20, 2011 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A Andhra v Goa at Malappuram, Feb 17, 2011 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Andhra v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors at Delhi, May 21, 2011 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
14, 39 Andhra v H. Pradesh Vijayawada 17 Nov 2011 First-class
12, 96 Andhra v Tripura Visakhapatnam 10 Nov 2011 First-class
0 MRF v Income Tax Hyderabad (Deccan) 3 Sep 2011 Other OD
0* Delhi v Pune Delhi 21 May 2011 Twenty20
16 Delhi v Punjab Dharamsala 15 May 2011 Twenty20
30 Delhi v Super Kings Chennai 12 May 2011 Twenty20
37 Delhi v Mumbai Mumbai 7 May 2011 Twenty20
0/12, 3 Delhi v Deccan Hyderabad (Deccan) 5 May 2011 Twenty20
40 Delhi v Kochi Delhi 2 May 2011 Twenty20
1 Delhi v Kochi Kochi 30 Apr 2011 Twenty20
Profile

Those who have seen him on the telly can say Venugopal Rao has done nothing to shatter the earth. But ask Matt Prior, Simon Jones, and Sajid Mahmood, and they will tell you 500 is not a safe target in the fourth innings of a four-day match when Venugopal is around. Two days before his 22nd birthday, he shot into national contention with an unbeaten 228 for South Zone to help them chase down England A's target of 501, the fourth-highest successful first-class chase. Venugopal had earlier been part of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2002. Prolific run-getting in domestic matches meant he was not far from national selection. Once into the national ODI team, Venugopal has not been quite at home amid the baseballesque hitting on flat subcontinent tracks. He has shown shades of the early Rahul Dravid and Robin Singh. His only half-century was a stodgy unbeaten 61 off 93 balls against Pakistan. With the team management open-minded about trying out a wide pool of talent, Venugopal is still very much in the reckoning despite an ordinary start to his international career. What's more, he has been captaining the A sides and Board Presidents' XIs.
Sidharth Monga (July 2006)

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May 7, 2011

Venugopal Rao is bowled by Dhawal Kulkarni, Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2011, Mumbai, May 7, 2011

Venugopal Rao is bowled by Dhawal Kulkarni

© AFP

May 7, 2011

James Hopes and Venugopal Rao added 87 for the fifth wicket, Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2011, Mumbai, May 7, 2011

James Hopes and Venugopal Rao added 87 for the fifth wicket

© AFP

May 2, 2011

Venugopal Rao plays an unconventional shot, Delhi Daredevils v Kochi Tuskers Kerala, IPL 2011, Delhi, May 2, 2011

Venugopal Rao plays an unconventional shot

© AFP

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