Hyderabad, May 30 -- The 2023 season of the IPL ended in a blaze of glory for Hyderabad's prolifically talented cricketer Ambati Rayudu and his team Chennai Super Kings. For the batsman from Hyderabad, it was a fairy-tale finish to a fantastic IPL career. Over a period of 14 years, Rayudu has played a mammoth 204 matches and bagged the coveted IPL trophy six times. Nobody could ask for more.

His best season in the IPL was in 2018 when hehammered 602 runs for Chennai SuperKings. Not a singlebowlerwas spared punishment as the runs flowed like a tsunamifrom Rayudu's bat.

Rayudu's career is a story ofhard work and dedication not only by himselfbut also by hisfather Sambasiva Rao who used to ferry him from his school to cricket fields all ov...