Hanuma Vihari

Gade Hanuma Vihari (born 13 October 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who has played for Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Andhra and formerly captained them in Ranji Trophy.

Hanuma Vihari

Personal information
Full name	Gade Hanuma Vihari
Born	(1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batting all-rounder
International information
National side	India (2018–2022)
Test debut (cap 292)	8 September 2018 v England
Last Test	1 July 2022 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009/10–2015/16; 2021/22	Hyderabad
2013; 2015	Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 36)
2016/17–2020/21, 2022/23–present	Andhra
2019	Delhi Capitals (squad no. 19)
2021–present	Warwickshire
2017/18–	Abahani Limited cricket team, Dhaka (squad no. 19)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 16 124 97 89 Runs scored 839 9,325 3,506 1,707 Batting average 33.56 51.80 41.73 21.88 100s/50s 1/5 24/49 5/24 0/7 Top score 111 302* 169 81 Balls bowled 345 2,246 1,130 486 Wickets 5 27 22 27 Bowling average 36.00 43.62 41.47 22.51 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/37 3/17 3/31 3/21 Catches/stumpings 4/0 119/1 35/0 34/2
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC World Test Championship Runner-up 2019-2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 February 2024

Domestic career

Vihari played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013. In one of the league matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad, Vihari opened the bowling as an off-spinner and removed Chris Gayle for just 1. He also scored an unbeaten 46 in the same match while chasing. Sunrisers went on to win this match through a super-over.

Vihari was responsible for one-third of Hyderabad's total in the innings against Andhra in 2013/14 Ranji Trophy opener at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. He scored 75 in the first innings before being dismissed by CV Stephen, and then scored unbeaten 68 runs.

In October 2017, Vihari scored his first triple century, making 302 not out for Andhra against Odisha in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy.^[1] He was the leading run-scorer for Andhra in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 752 runs in six matches.^[2]

In October 2018, Vihari was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.^[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[4][5] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of India A for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.^[6] He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.^[7]

In April 2021, Vihari was signed by Warwickshire County Cricket Club for their 2021 season of the County Championship.^[8]

Vihari led Andhra to the knockout stage in the 2022–23 season of the Ranji Trophy. In the quarter-final against Madhya Pradesh, he batted left-handed after injuring his left forearm, returning to bat after his team was reduced to 353/9 after being 328/4 at one stage during their first innings. In their second innings, he batted left-handed for the entirety of his short innings, making 15 runs.^[9] Vihari finished with 490 runs at 35 that season. After the first game of the following season, a draw against Bengal, he stepped down as Andhra captain.^[10] After a successive quarter-final exit following a loss against the same opponent, Vihari alleged political interference behind his removal of captaincy and vowed to "never play for Andhra" again. The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) responded saying there were questions around Vihari's captaincy stint in that he "personally verbally abused a specific player during the Bengal Ranji game in front of everyone" and that the "affected player filed an official complaint with the ACA." It also cited "Vihari's status as an India prospect affecting his season-long availability" as the reason for his removal. Vihari ended the season with 522 runs, the second-highest for Andhra after his replacement as captain, Ricky Bhui's tally of 902.^[11]

International career

In August 2018, Vihari was called up to India's Test squad for the final two Tests against England.^[12] He made his Test debut against England on 7 September 2018, in the 5th Test match of India tour of England 2018, and scored his maiden half-century (56 off 124 balls) in the first innings. In that match, he also became the final bowler in test cricket to dismiss England's highest ever test run scorer Alastair Cook .^[13][14] In December 2018, he was called for 2018–19 Border-Gavaskar trophy and opened the innings in 3rd Test match for India with debutant Mayank Agarwal. He had a decent tour as India won the series 2–1.

On 25 August 2019, against the West Indies, Vihari made 93 runs off 128 balls in the 2nd innings of the 1st Test match, which was labelled as a crucial knock for India as they gave the Windies a target of 419 runs with only 1 day remaining of the Test match. In the second Test match against the West Indies, Vihari scored his maiden Test century.^[15] In October 2019, he was selected for India's 3 match Test series against South Africa in India and played only in the 1st Test and this was his 1st ever international match in India. In February 2020, he was called for India's 2 Match Test series against New Zealand in New Zealand and scored a half century in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test. He outplayed the fiery Australian attack in the 2020–2021 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the third Test at Sydney with an unbeaten 23 playing 161 balls and ensured India to a draw. While batting in the 4th innings and last day of the match, he suffered a hamstring injury^[16] just before the tea. But, he continued to play and along with Ravichandran Ashwin, saved the match for India.

References

1. "Vihari's triple-hundred propels Andhra". ESPNcricinfo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Andhra batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
3. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
4. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
6. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
7. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. "Hanuma Vihari lined up for Warwickshire stint after Pieter Malan deal hits visa snag". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
9. "Hanuma Vihari bats left-handed, holds off Avesh Khan & Co despite fractured forearm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
10. "Hanuma Vihari bats left-handed, holds off Avesh Khan & Co despite fractured forearm". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
11. "Vihari: 'Political interference forced me to leave Andhra captaincy'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
12. "India call up Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari for last two Tests in England". ESPNcricinfo. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
13. "5th Test, India tour of Ireland and England at London, Sep 7–11 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
14. "India vs England: Hanuma Vihari scores fifty on debut to keep visitors afloat". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2018.
15. "Hanuma Vihari scores maiden Test hundred at Kingston". Sport Star. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
16. "Hanuma Vihari injury: Indian batsman suffers hamstring niggle while running quick single in Sydney Test".

External links

• Hanuma Vihari at ESPNcricinfo