Gnaneshwara Rao

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

Gnaneswara Rao
Personal information
Full nameYalaka Gnaneswara Rao
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–presentAndhra
First-class debut1 November 2000 Andhra v Kerala
Last First-class25 December 2007 Andhra v Bengal
List A debut7 January 2004 Andhra v Goa
Last List A26 March 2008 South Zone v West Zone
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Youth Test
Matches 44 40 23 5
Runs scored 1592 994 429 108
Batting average 23.76 28.40 22.57 13.50
100s/50s 1/12 1/7 0/3 0/0
Top score 111 159* 71* 30
Balls bowled 1108 616 114 18
Wickets 22 18 1 0
Bowling average 23.18 28.33 162.00 –
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a 0
Best bowling 5/16 3/42 1/18 0/4
Catches/stumpings 27/– 25/– 9/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 May 2013

References
  1. Gnaneshwar Rao to lead under-19 team to England
  2. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu make it two in two
  3. Asnodkar helps Goa stun Karnataka


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