Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)

Gnaneswara Rao
Personal information
Full name
Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 40)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsVenugopal Rao (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–presentAndhra
FC debut1 November 2000 Andhra v Kerala
Last FC25 December 2007 Andhra v Bengal
LA debut7 January 2004 Andhra v Goa
Last LA26 March 2008 South Zone v West Zone
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 44 40 23
Runs scored 1592 994 429
Batting average 23.76 28.40 22.57
100s/50s 1/12 1/7 0/3
Top score 111 159* 71*
Balls bowled 1108 616 114
Wickets 22 18 1
Bowling average 23.18 28.33 162.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/16 3/42 1/18
Catches/stumpings 27/– 25/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 May 2013

Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao (born 25 August 1984) is an Indian cricketer.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000/01 season and was also a member of Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011 IPL season. He also captained India Under-19 cricket team in its tour of England which included future international cricketers like Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, and Timil Patel.[2][3][4] His older brother, Venugopal Rao played international cricket for India.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gnaneswara Rao Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ Gnaneshwar Rao to lead under-19 team to England
  3. ^ "Karnataka and Tamil Nadu make it two in two". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Asnodkar helps Goa stun Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Venugopal Rao Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2023.


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