India vs New Zealand | Mohinder Amarnath credits Rayudu and the lower middle order for victory

The Andhra-based batsman had once again proved that “Form is temporary but Class is permanent.” in his crucial knock of 90 from 113 balls against the Black Caps recently. Amarnath praised Rayudu for applying well under difficult circumstances and for using his experience to execution. 

“Despite losing four wickets cheaply, they applied themselves well in the final ODI. Ambati Rayudu played a magnificent innings and showed his experience, his performance helping India to post a decent total in the end. He did the right thing by just occupying the crease which is the correct way to play in a 50-over game when you know there are a lot of balls to come," Amarnath wrote in his column for ToI.

"Rayudu was well supported by the batsmen at the other end, especially Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya  who contributed with good partnerships. It reminded me of an innings in the 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe when we were in a similar situation: the top five went cheaply before Kapil Dev took control with a super 175 and we went on to win by 31 runs,” Amarnath recalled.