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 (age 39) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Venugopal Rao (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–present	Andhra
FC debut	1 November 2000 Andhra v Kerala
Last FC	25 December 2007 Andhra v Bengal
LA debut	7 January 2004 Andhra v Goa
Last LA	26 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

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.

External links

• Gnaneswara Rao at ESPNcricinfo