The hero of Sydney Test match Hanuma Vihari batted with a fractured wrist against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy 2023. The batter speaks about the warning from his physio about permanent damage.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 5, 2023 16:43 IST
File photo of Hanuma Vihari. (PTI Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Hero of the Sydney Test in India’s tour of Australia in 2020/21 series, Hanuma Vihari once again showed the world his mental and physical strength by batting with a fractured hand in the Ranji Trophy 2022/23. Vihari, despite making vital contributions to the line-up was not able to save his team as defending champions Madhya Pradesh defeated Andhra and moved to the semi-finals of the tournament.
Speaking after the match, Vihari revealed the warnings of his physio and said that he risked his entire career to bat for Andhra in the quarter-final of the domestic tournament.
“When I said that I wanted to bat, the physio told me 10 times that my career might be at risk if I am hit on the hand again while batting. I told the physio that there is no problem if I don’t play cricket after this match but if I give up for Andhra in this match, it will be in my heart forever,” Vihari said on JioCinema.
Vihari came out to bat twice against MP after fracturing his hand, and hit boundaries with left hand grip. The batter revealed that he was devastated with the way things panned out at the end and revealed that he just wanted to add a few more runs to the total.
“I was devastated because it was a quarterfinal match, such an important match for Andhra and I was not able to bat. I thought it would be an advantage even if I could add 10-15 runs for the team for the last wicket and I took that decision. If you have to do it for the team, you get the courage,” he added.
Stating that he is disappointed that he was not picked for the country, Vihari said that he believes that a chance will come if he can keep batting well consistently.
“Obviously there will be some disappointment but my job will be to score more runs in domestic cricket and I will try to do that to make a comeback. I have the confidence that if I score big runs for one or two seasons in domestic cricket and win matches for my team, I will again get the chance to prove myself for India,” Vihari said.
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