Biography

He lost his father when he was very young. It was his mother who raised him. She runs a womens clothing store in Hyderabad.In 2010, he made his first-class debut for Hyderabad aged just 17.In 2012, he was part of the Indian squad that won the ICC U-19 World Cup.In 2013, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 6th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He was in Hyderabads squad from 2013 to 2015.In 2013, he had a dream match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he opened the bowling attack and dismissed Chris Gayle for just 1 run. He also scored an unbeaten 46 in the same match.In October 2017, he scored his first triple century. He scored 302 not out for Andhra against Odisha in the 201718 Ranji Trophy.He finished the 2017-2018 Ranji Trophy season with 752 runs in six matches at an average of 94. He was the highest scorer in the tournament.He has also played for India A and was an integral part of the team. Hanuma Vihari playing for India A.Before his selection in Indian International Squad, he averaged 59.45 in first-class which is the best in the world. Closest to him is Steve Smith from Australia with 57.27.In August 2018, he was selected in the Indian Test Squad for the last two tests against England.