WATCH: Hanuma Vihari turns left-handed batter after wrist injury, brings back SCG memories
He mostly batted with his right hand as his left hand was fully taped. He even played Avesh Khan's deliveries.
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Hanuma Vihari turns left-handed batter after wrist injury, brings back SCG memories
Andhra Pradesh skipper Hanuma Vihari once again displayed why he is one of the great team men. Despite a fractured wrist, he came out to bat in the quarter-final match against Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday (February 1) at the Holkar Stadium.
Hanuma injured his left wrist yesterday after he was hit by Avesh Khan’s short ball. He was in great pain and had to leave the field for the scans where X-rays showed a fracture. Vihari was told that he would likely be out for five to six weeks. He was batting at 16 off 37 balls before the injury.
Talking about the match, Andhra Pradesh were asked to bat first and with the help of Ricky Bhui ‘s 149 and Karan Shinde’s 110, the team found itself in a better position, but after their wickets, Andhra faced a collapse. They went from 328/4 to 3593/9.
Later, Vihari returned and walked out to bat as a left-hander, playing a crucial inning of 27 runs from 57 balls. He mostly batted with his right hand as his left hand was fully taped. He even played Avesh Khan’s deliveries. Andhra Pradesh put on 379 while defending champions Madhya Pradesh have so far scored 97/3 and are trailing by 282 runs.
Twitterati heaped praise on Vihari for this bravery. Check their reactions here:
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Hanuma Vihari displayed great efforts during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney also
This wasn’t the first time fans witnessed Hanuma Vihari’s courageous knock. In the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney, the 29-year-old played one of his best innings.
After the dismissal of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who scored 97 runs, India found themselves in a terrible situation. Ravindra Jadeja was already got injured, and Vihari too sustained a hamstring tear.
But still, he batted, scoring an unbeaten 23 off 161 and playing 254 balls with Ravichandran Ashwin (39* off 128) to draw the third Test match. This draw was crucial as India would later win the historic fourth Test at The Gabba to bring the Trophy home.
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