Profile
His bat was known as the magic wand as whatever it stroke it yielded runs, runs and more runs. Venugopal Rao made his first-class debut at the age of 17 representing Andhra Pradesh. He has also captained India A and the Board President XI’s in the past. He was the first “super sub” in ODI cricket, a concept that is now outdated.
Two days before his 22nd birthday, Rao 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. He has been a part of the Indian squad during the U-19 World Cup in 2002. His performance in the domestic season earned him a place in the national squad in 2005, but he failed to make any impact. Rao was the only star to have shone in the Hyderabad camp in the inaugural IPL season of 2008 where he notched 365 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 124.57. In 2011, he was signed by the Delhi.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| ODI |
16 |
11 |
218 |
2 |
24.22 |
60.05 |
0 |
1 |
61* |
| IPL |
58 |
49 |
914 |
8 |
22.29 |
118.24 |
0 |
3 |
71* |
| CLT20 |
2 |
2 |
52 |
0 |
26 |
167.74 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| IPL |
58 |
18 |
204 |
321 |
6 |
2/23 |
/ |
53.5 |
9.44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CLT20 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0/9 |
/ |
- |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| ODI |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
11 |
0 |
2 |
| CLT20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- ODI:
- 2005-2006
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2009-2009
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri - Jul 30, 2005
- Last played:
- India Vs West Indies at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - May 23, 2006
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Hyderabad Vs Kolkata at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) - Apr 20, 2008
- Last played:
- Delhi Vs Mumbai at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Apr 21, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Hyderabad Vs Somerset at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 10, 2009
- Last played:
- Hyderabad Vs Trinidad and Tobago at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 14, 2009
