Hanuma Vihari Left handed Batting: Hanuma Vihari put his body on the line once again in a brave display at Indore. The Andhra captain broke his wrist on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals. However, with his team 9 down, Vihari came out to bat left-handed and added some valuable runs. Despite being in pain, the Indian veteran batted with a single hand earning the respect of cricket fans around the globe. Follow Ranji Trophy 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Hanuma Vihari Left Handed Batting: WATCH Hanuma Vihari REPEAT Sydney heroics in Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, Andhra captain bats ‘LEFT HANDED’ with Broken wrist – Check out
Andhra skipper Hanuma Vihari suffered an injury as the batter broke his wrist off an Avesh Khan bouncer. After several attempts at swinging his bat, the veteran batter retired hurt while batting at 16 and walked off the field. He was then immediately taken to the hospital where scans confirmed that his wrist had fractured.
He had a sling on his arm before play started on Day 2 with Andhra still looking to extend their 1st innings. Despite the injury, he walked into bat the fall of the 9th wicket. A right-handed batter, Vihari batted left-handed to protect his injured wrist. He hit a couple of crisp boundaries while using only one hand to play the shots. He was eventually dismissed having stitched a vital 26-run partnership for the final wicket.
Hanuma Vihari one handed batting due to fracture his wrist.#HanumaVihari #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/t9hVDTRMmY
— Drink Cricket 🏏 (@Abdullah__Neaz) February 1, 2023
Another example of how Hanuma Vihari is a tough large-hearted player. Batted left-handed today because he had a fractured wrist in the belief that the few extra runs could make a difference. Remember Sydney 2021 & that partnership with Ashwin that kept India alive in the series?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 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
Hanuma Vihari Left Handed Batting: WATCH Hanuma Vihari REPEAT Sydney heroics in Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, Andhra captain bats ‘LEFT HANDED’ with Broken wrist – Check out
Vihari’s bravery had cricket fans in awe. It was not the first time that the Andhra captain had put his body on the line. In the famous Sydney Test in 2021, Vihari batted for 163 balls with a torn hamstring to help India salvage a draw. The result helped India clinch a 2-1 series in Australia.
Former India keeper Dinesh Karthik were amongst the many who applauded the effort. Karthik saluted Vihari’s steely resolve calling it ‘Bravery to another level’.
