Ambati Rayudu gets two-match ban for protesting umpiring error

Hyderabad captain Ambati Rayudu has been handed a two-match suspension by the BCCI for breaching the Code of Conduct during his side’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Karnataka on January 11.

“Mr. Rayudu is barred from participating in the first two matches for Hyderabad in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy,” a BCCI release said.

“The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Mr. Abhijit Deshmukh, Mr. Ulhas Vithalrao Gandhe, and third umpire Mr Anil Dandekar. The BCCI is further looking into the role of the Hyderabad Team Manager in this untoward incident,” it added.