IPL history: Kochi Tuskers Kerala squad - Where are they now?

#11 Gnaneswara Rao

Gnaneswaran Rao running along with Brendon McCullum

Yalaka Gnaneswaran Rao made his IPL debut playing for the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 2011 season on IPL. In the two matches he played for the Kochi franchise that season, he got a chance to bat in only one innings. In the 64th match of the 2011 season, he came out in the middle to bat against a strong Chennai Super Kings bowling attack.

Y G Rao hit 19 runs in his only IPL innings of his career. With the ball, he bowled just 1 over in which he conceded 7 runs. He took 2 catches while fielding for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 2 matches he played.

Rao was once the captain of the Indian U-19 team which had the likes of Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan and Ambati Rayudu. However, Rao could not make it big as he played his last first class match for his home state, Andhra Pradesh back in November 2011.