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Yalaka Venugopal Rao pronunciation (help·info) (born February 26, 1982 in, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer.
Venugopal Rao who plays for Andhra Pradesh in domestic matches has impressed Indian selectors with a domestic average of over 50 and one day average of around 40. This included one innings in the Ranji Trophy for South Zone where he scored 223 against a touring England A team which included Test bowlers such as Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff.
He consequently earned a call up to the national side for the 2005 Indian Oil Cup in July 2005, after captain Sourav Ganguly was suspended. He made sporadic appearances throughout the Indian 2005/06 season, mostly when other players were being rested under a rotation policy. He was unable to establish a position in the team, and has not played in ODIs since April 2006.He is drafted into the Deccan Chargers ,in the Indian Premier League.
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