Gnaneswara Rao (cricketer)

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]

Gnaneswara Rao
Personal information
Full name
Yalaka Gnaneswara Rao
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984
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: Cricinfo, 22 May 2013

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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