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Watch: Hanuma Vihari bats left-handed in Ranji Trophy after fractured wrist
Hanuma Vihari fractured his wrist in the Ranji Trophy match against MP but decided to bat left-handed.

Andhra Pradesh captain Hanuma Vihari is known as a gritty batter and gave another example of how tough he is as a cricketer on Wednesday when came out to bat despite a fractured wrist, against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final contest. No 3 batter Vihari injured his wrist on Day 1 of the match on Tuesday after he was hit by a ball from pacer Avesh Khan. Later scans confirmed that the batter has suffered a wrist fracture.Despite the injury, Vihari chose to come out to bat again after his team was reduced to nine wickets. Replacing Prithvi Raj Yarra, right-handed Vihari chose to bat left-handed to protect his wrist. It also reminds us of the time when Vihari batted through pain after tearing a hamstring to help India secure a draw in the Sydney Test against Australia in 2021.At the time of writing this report, Vihari was not out on 27 off 56 with AP on 379/9 batting first in the quarter-final contest.Once a regular in the Indian middle-order in Tests, 29-year-old Vihari has lost his place to Shreyas Iyer. He has so far played 16 Tests and has scored 833 runs at an average of 34. Vihari also has a century and five fifties to his name in Test cricket.His daring act in the Ranji Trophy earned him a lot of praise on Twitter. Here are the reactions:In other matches, Jharkhand are playing against Bengal, Saurashtra are taking on Punjab, and Karnataka are competing against Uttarakhand.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:Feb 01, 2023, 13:34:43 IST
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