Communication between players and selectors has been one of the major lapses in Indian cricket that has been exposed earlier as well. India’s Test team has got a brand new look for the upcoming Test series against the West Indies away from home. while senior players Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped, Mohammed Shami Rest has been given. Few other players have dropped down the order over the years and one of them is Hanuma Vihari who is still figuring out the reason behind his ouster.
Vihari last played for India against England in Birmingham almost a year ago and has since lost his place in the team. He is best remembered for his match-saving knock against Australia in Sydney during the famous series win in the 2020-21 tour. Vihari scored 20 and 11 in his last Test for India batting at number three and did not get many chances at the said position.
He played a total of 16 Tests and scored 839 runs at an average of 33.56, including one century and five half-centuries. On being dropped from the Indian team, Vihari said, “It took me a long time to understand why I was dropped and then got motivated to try to make a comeback. I would try to work on my game mentally. Am.” and physically. Now I am in good condition; I want to go out there and score runs. I leave the rest to the selectors.
“I am still not sure. I thought whenever I got a chance, I did my best. Maybe my best was not good enough for the Indian team. But again, I will try to be better. All you can do is Can a player. Keep getting better in different aspects. I will continue to do that in this upcoming season.”
However, Vihari is not giving up on his place in the Indian team and is working hard to make a comeback. He has taken Ajinkya RahaneHe is set to return to the Test side and will look to keep performing to attract the attention of the selectors. He is currently playing in the Duleep Trophy and he scored 43 on a tense final day to take his team to the final.
“Until you retire, there is always hope that you can make a comeback. I am still 29 and there is still a long way to go. I have seen Ajinkya Rahane making a comeback at 35 I still have a long way to go. I still have a long way to go.” I feel I can contribute for the Indian team in the Test format, especially if I can score some runs in the domestic season,” Vihari added.