'Aur isko Test mein chance nahi mil raha hai' - Twitter floods with empathy for Hanuma Vihari as he bats left handed with injured wrist in Ranji Trophy QF

Whenever dedication and perseverance would be discussed in Indian cricket, it would always be incomplete without the name of Hanuma Vihari. The Andhra Pradesh skipper showcased his dedication towards the game once again on the second day of the ongoing Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Madhya Pradesh at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Vihari sustained an injury in the wrist of his left hand on the opening day of the QF against MP. He had to leave the field due to the intensity of the pain after the injury. But everyone left stunned when the 29-year-old recalled the memories of his heroics in the famous Sydney draw between India and Australia when he came to keep Andhra Pradesh’s first innings going with an injured wrist.

Not only this, he batted left-handed to avoid any further injury and ended up scoring 27 runs off 57 balls with five boundaries to his name.

This amazing heroic effort from Hanuma Vihari drew a lot of empathetic reactions from Indian cricket fans. The list also included the veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter, Dinesh Karthik. Apart from this, the fans took to Twitter to raise questions about the Indian team management for not giving fair enough chances to Hanuma Vihari.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Whatta player...aur isko Test mein chance nahi mil raha hai...brave man ...

— @imbanerji (@imbanerji) February 1, 2023

Hanuma Vihari

Batting LEFT handed and also more importantly just with one hand , the top hand😳

Bravery to another level 🫡#quarterfinal#RanjiTrophy

— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 1, 2023

Not the first time, Hanuma Vihari has crossed the pain barrier. The brave defense to save the test in Sydney along with @ashwinravi99 set up India's unforgettable series win at Gabba.

— Testspecial (@TestSpecial) February 1, 2023

🔥🔥🔥need ths kind of firy will power player in test🔥🔥🔥

— HAR$H WORD$#😼 (@itsFactz1) February 1, 2023

One of the best test batsmen in Indian team. 🙏

— ICT fan (@teamindiafan18) February 1, 2023

He had showed this similar resilience in Sydney 3rd Test !
Great player!

— M.Kaustubh ratnam (@MKIR0145) February 1, 2023

What on earth is this man doing🤯
I've never seen something like this before

— MSD (@Naveen25979920) February 1, 2023

Can't forget his performance in Sydney test in last BGT

— 𝐀𝐁𝐊 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 (@ABKmorningstar) February 1, 2023

Give him a Army LOGO to Pin in his Chest.

— SR Cricket Fantasy (@CricketFantasyS) February 1, 2023

One of the most underrated player, a great test asset

— Bharatiya Balak (@AnshumanNayak2) February 1, 2023

He did nothing wrong in tests to leave him
Better than sky in tests 🤐

— mani (@Ayyappa32868396) February 1, 2023

Speaking of the ongoing QF between MP and Andhra Pradesh, the hosts are currently playing their first innings after bundling up Hanuma Vihari’s men on the score of 379 runs on the second day. Openers Yash Dubey and Himanshu Mantri are there in the middle with individual scores of 17 and 15 runs respectively.

Earlier in the first innings, the wicketkeeper-batter Ricky Bhui and middle-order batter Karan Shinde smashed brilliant centuries for Andhra Pradesh to reach a total of 379 runs in the first innings. Ricky Bhui played a knock of 149 runs with 18 fours and a six to his name followed by a 110-run knock by Karan Shinde including 12 boundaries and two sixes.