His younger brother, Gnaneswara Rao played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in IPL.
He consequently earned a call up to the national side for the 2005 Indian Oil Cup in July 2005, after captain Sourav Ganguly was dropped from the team.
[5] He made sporadic appearances throughout the Indian 2005/06 season, mostly when other players were being rested under a rotation policy.
[7] For IPL 2014, he was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 55 lakh INR but was released after the season.
[8] He was appointed as Director of cricket for GMR Group based owned Delhi Capitals