Venugopal Rao

DOB: March 26, 1982
Role: Batsman
Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm off break
Nationality: Indian

Deccan Chargers

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Auction amount of Venugopal Rao for IPL 2008

Salary of Venugopal Rao for IPL 2008

3 crore

Venugopal Rao was purchased by the Deccan Chargers for INR 3 crore in the 2008 IPL auction.

AUCTION HISTORY


Top 3 stats of Venugopal Rao from IPL 2008

In the 2008 IPL season, Venugopal Rao showcased notable performances. Here are his top three statistics:

  1. Highest Score: Venugopal Rao's best innings of the season came against the Kolkata Knight Riders, where he scored an impressive 71 runs off just 42 balls. This innings not only highlighted his ability to accelerate the scoring but also positioned him within the top 15 highest individual scores of the season.

  2. Total Runs: Over the course of the tournament, Venugopal Rao amassed a total of 288 runs. This performance placed him at the 20th position among the highest run-scorers in the league for that season.

  3. Strike Rate: Throughout the season, Rao had a remarkable strike rate, particularly noted during his innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore where he scored 26 runs off just 12 balls, achieving a strike rate of 216.66. This specific inning demonstrated his capability to score rapidly and change the momentum of the game.

These statistics reflect Rao's contribution as a valuable batsman during the 2008 IPL season, showcasing both his ability to score runs and his explosive batting style.


Total Runs
288
Position:200
19 - Yuvraj singh299
18 - Parthiv patel302
17 - Swapnil asnodkar311
15 - Kumar sangakkara320
15 - Robin uthappa320
14 - Shikhar dhawan340
13 - Sourav ganguly349
12 - Rahul dravid371
11 - Rohit sharma404
10 - Virender sehwag406
1 / Shaun marsh 616
Highest Score
71
Position:150
15 - Albie morkel71
15 - James hopes71
14 - Salman butt73
13 - Simon katich75
13 - Rahul dravid75
12 - Rohit sharma76
12 - Shane watson76
11 - Luke pomersbach79
10 - Matthew hayden81
8 - Graeme smith91
1 / Brendon mccullum 158
Total sixes
15
Position:80
8 - Brendon mccullum15
8 - Sourav ganguly15
8 - Ms dhoni15
5 - Adam gilchrist19
5 - Rohit sharma19
5 - Yuvraj singh19
5 - Shane watson19
4 - Virender sehwag21
2 - Shaun marsh26
1 / Sanath jayasuriya 31
Total Fours
22
Position:190
19 - Vvs laxman22
17 - Mark boucher24
17 - Yuvraj singh24
17 - Matthew hayden24
16 - Sachin tendulkar26
15 - James hopes27
15 - Stephen fleming27
14 - Salman butt30
13 - Sourav ganguly33
12 - Robin uthappa34
2 - Shaun marsh59
Total 50s
2
Position:40
4 - James hopes2
4 - Swapnil asnodkar2
4 - Rahul dravid2
4 - Sanath jayasuriya2
4 - Matthew hayden2
4 - Ms dhoni2
4 - Parthiv patel2
4 - Subramaniam badrinath2
3 - Virender sehwag3
3 - Adam gilchrist3
1 / Shaun marsh 5
Total Wickets
2
Position:180
18 - Daniel vettori2
18 - Nuwan zoysa2
18 - Doddapaneni kalyankrishna2
18 - Shoaib malik2
18 - Siddharth chitnis2
18 - Musavir khote2
18 - Mohammad hafeez2
18 - Balachandra akhil2
18 - Virat kohli2
18 - Dimitri mascarenhas2
1 / Sohail tanvir 22
Best Bowling Figure
0/24
Position:70
7 - Glenn mcgrath0/39
7 - Albie morkel0/44
7 - Yo mahesh0/28
7 - Laxmi shukla0/23
7 - Shane watson0/39
7 - Shaun pollock0/33
7 - Ashish nehra0/34
7 - Anil kumble0/47
7 - Sanath jayasuriya0/35
7 - Murali kartik0/33
5 - Dimitri mascarenhas2/29
Total Dots
0
Position:10
1 / Chamara kapugedera 0
1 / Albie morkel 0
1 / Jacob oram 0
1 / Joginder sharma 0
1 / Lakshmipathy balaji 0
1 / Muttiah muralitharan 0
1 / Manpreet gony 0
1 / Vidyut sivaramakrishnan 0
1 / Amit mishra 0
1 / Brett geeves 0
Total Runs Conceded
137
Position:440
44 - Rohan raje137
43 - Amit mishra138
42 - Gagandeep singh141
41 - Chaminda vaas145
40 - Jacob oram149
39 - Sanath jayasuriya159
38 - Dilhara fernando160
37 - Vinay kumar182
36 - Rajat bhatia183
35 - Umar gul184
1 / Manpreet gony 443
Total Maiden Overs
0
Position:40
4 - Sanjay bangar0
4 - Scott styris0
4 - Shahid afridi0
4 - Chaminda vaas0
4 - Ajit agarkar0
4 - Ashok dinda0
4 - Ajantha mendis0
4 - Vidyut sivaramakrishnan0
4 - Amit mishra0
4 - Brett geeves0
1 / Manpreet gony 3
Total Balls Faced
210
Position:180
17 - Virender sehwag220
16 - Swapnil asnodkar233
13 - Rohit sharma273
12 - Robin uthappa279
11 - Shikhar dhawan295
10 - Parthiv patel297
9 - Rahul dravid298
8 - Sourav ganguly307
7 - Sanath jayasuriya309
6 - Ms dhoni310
1 / Shaun marsh 441
Total Not Outs
2
Position:40
4 - Graeme smith2
4 - Niraj patel2
4 - Pankaj singh2
4 - Ravindra jadeja2
4 - Shane warne2
4 - Sohail tanvir2
4 - Praveen kumar2
4 - Abhishek nayar2
4 - Sanath jayasuriya2
4 - Yogesh takawale2
1 / Subramaniam badrinath 5