Hanuma Vihari

India|Batting Allrounder
Hanuma Vihari
INTL CAREER: 2018 - 2022
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Full Name

Gade Hanuma Vihari

Born

October 13, 1993, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

Age

30y 168d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Batting Allrounder

A classically correct middle-order batsman, Hanuma Vihari is proof that runs in domestic cricket matters. He made his debut for India at 24, by which time he was averaging nearly 60 in first-class cricket and it was the knowledge of what it takes to score big runs that helped Vihari become a first-choice pick within months of his introduction to Test cricket.

He emerged as the best batsman on both sides during a 2-0 victory over West Indies in 2019, with 289 runs in four innings. At the end of that series, India's captain Virat Kohli said the dressing room always feels calm when they see Vihari batting out in the middle because he was so correct in his approach.

Some of that was hard to see when he made his debut against England at The Oval in 2018. He could have been out for a duck had Stuart Broad decided to use DRS but he didn't and Vihari put that nervy start behind him to compile a half-century in his first Test innings.

He then opened the innings against Australia in Melbourne as a make-shift option, and though he didn't get big runs, he showed staying power. His relative failure as an opener was - rightly - not held against him, and he earned his middle order spot back on India's next Test tour, to the West Indies, where he got into the XI ahead of Rohit Sharma, a move that was surprising at the time but eventually also series-winning.

Vihari began his career with Hyderabad in 2010, but then shifted to neighbouring Andhra in 2016. While he was making consistent runs in domestic cricket each season, his first India A call-up happened only in 2017.

At one point it looked like he might be one of several talented Indian batsmen who would have to make do with great domestic careers. Part of Unmukt Chand's World Cup-winning Under-19 team in 2012, Vihari saw several team-mates gain more prominence in the next few years. Even with India A, success was not immediate, but Vihari was fortunate that his rise coincided with MSK Prasad being the chief of selectors. The former India and Andhra wicketkeeper had had the opportunity to observe Vihari closely, and knew he was quality. Vihari would repay the faith with performances against South Africa A and New Zealand A, and then with the Indian team.
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Hanuma Vihari Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1628383911133.56198842.2015107240
FC124203239325302*51.801927048.3924491088571191
List A97939350616941.73429981.5552434443350
T20s898810170784*21.881475115.720715742342

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests161034518053/373/3836.003.1369.0000
FC1246822461178273/173/2443.623.1483.1000
List A97381130928223/313/3142.184.9251.3000
T20s8938486608273/213/2122.517.5018.0000
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Recent Matches of Hanuma Vihari

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
Andhra vs M. Pradesh14 & 5523-Feb-2024IndoreFC
Andhra vs Kerala24 & 516-Feb-2024VizianagaramFC
Andhra vs UP11 & 4809-Feb-2024VizianagaramFC
Andhra vs Bihar1202-Feb-2024PatnaFC
Andhra vs Chhattisgarh18326-Jan-2024RaipurFC

Photos of Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari brought up a solid half-century
Hanuma Vihari and Co congratulate Vijaykumar Vyshak and R Sai Kishore
Mayank Agarwal, R Samarth and Hanuma Vihari got behind the bowlers
Hanuma Vihari looked good while he lasted, before he fell lbw to Matthew Potts
Hanuma Vihari during a net session
Hanuma Vihari comes down the track while batting for Leicestershire