Ambati Rayudu: Must convert 50s into 100s

"Rest of my career I need to convert those fifties I think. I have lot more fifties than hundreds. It is 27. The ratio should go up. Hopefully it will go up in the next half of my career," he told reporters here.

Rayudu notched up his 14th first-class century today, while playing his first Irani Cup match and he said, "I threw it away in the first innings, so I was just thinking to make sure to keep batting no matter how many runs I get."

"To be honest I have had a very quality season. It is not that I am disappointed. I am obviously disappointed that I haven't got big hundreds as such but the crucial innings I have played in difficult conditions, I am happy with the way I am shaping up and my batting. Hopefully now the innings will come," he added.

On his move from Hyderabad to Baroda, Rayudu said, "It is not about the move from Hyderabad to Bardoda as such, being with people like Robin Singh and our coach Sanath Kumar, that really helped me grow as a batsman and get my mind right. It is more of that which has helped me."

Asked how this knock would augur for him, with the selectors meeting tomorrow to decide the squad for the Australia

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