Vihari set to maneuver to Madhya Pradesh from Andhra
In an effort to reignite his India profession, Hanuma Vihari is about to play for Madhya Pradesh within the 2023-24 home season. The 29-year-old, who has performed 16 Tests, will likely be considered one of two professionals within the combine, topic to a No Objection Certificate from his earlier employers, the Andhra Cricket Association.
Vihari will be a part of an already robust center order comprising Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer and Shubham Sharma. Vihari is presently captaining South Zone within the Duleep Trophy and could also be in rivalry to steer Madhya Pradesh as nicely. It is known he was eager to play beneath Chandrakant Pandit, a famend home cricket coach who has received the Ranji Trophy with Mumbai, Vidarbha and, most-recently, with MP.
Vihari hasn’t been a part of India’s Test squad since July final 12 months, once they performed the ultimate Test of the five-match sequence in England. In his 16-match profession to date, Vihari has managed 839 runs at a mean of 33.56 together with his lone century coming in opposition to West Indies.
In his most up-to-date home season, the place he captained Andhra to the knockouts, Vihari managed simply 490 runs in 14 innings with two half-centuries. His last act was a gutsy rearguard effort the place he batted left-handed – he’s a right-hander usually – to guard a damaged forearm. Overall, his first-class numbers are fairly formidable. He averages 53.41 throughout 113 matches which have introduced him 8600 runs, together with 23 centuries and 45 half-centuries.
Having began his profession with Hyderabad, he moved to Andhra in 2015-16. He then briefly returned to Hyderabad previous to the 2021-22 season earlier than transferring to Andhra once more. MP will likely be his third staff.
Madhya Pradesh had been additionally eager on signing a left-arm quick bowler and have zeroed in on Kulwant Khejroliya, who performs for Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL franchise coached by Pandit.
Khejroliya, 31, has a possibility to determine himself throughout codecs after years of frustration in Delhi. Since his debut in 2017-18, he has managed simply 14 first-class matches for a modest return of 32 wickets. Khejroliya’s List-A numbers are way more spectacular, although. In 29 matches, he has picked up 61 wickets at a mean of 19.52. The MPCA has named Vihari and Khejroliya among the many probables who will undergo a conditioning camp earlier than the beginning of the season.