During the primary day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match, Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari suffered an harm because the batsman broke his wrist from an Avesh Khan bouncer.
After a number of makes an attempt to swing his bat, the veteran batsman retired damage whereas batting on 16 and walked off the sphere. He was then instantly taken to the hospital the place scans confirmed that he had a fractured wrist.
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Despite being injured, Vihari got here out to bat on the second day of the sport on Wednesday and was nonetheless unbeaten on 27 (on the time of scripting this report). The right-handed Vihari selected to bat left-handed as a result of fracture. Not solely this, he hit Avesh Khan for 2 consecutive fours throughout his painful keep.
However, this isn’t the primary time that Vihari has displayed his braveness and willpower. During the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he together with compatriot R Ashwin helped India struggle again towards Australia and finally draw the match on the ultimate day in Sydney.
Under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane, India received the sequence 2-1.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
