The Indian test specialist, Hanuma Vihari, who played a crucial role in India drawing the third Test, ruled out of the series decider after suffering a Grade 2 tear on his hamstring and he left Australian shores on Friday. Vihari, who wasn’t having a great outing in the ongoing Test series against Australia, was seen showing some grit and fight as he batted for 161 balls and combined with Ravichandran Ashwin for two-and-a-half hours to deny Australia a win in the third Test in Syndey.
The right-handed batsman on Friday shared a picture before departing for India. In the picture, Hanuma Vihari can be seen smiling while sporting a T-shirt and green cap. His tweet with the picture read: “Until next time Australia”.
Until next time 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/sq1WIHWdpB
— Hanuma vihari (@Hanumavihari) January 15, 2021
The BCCI bade farewell to the cricketer and tweeted: “He was battling pain and discomfort but never let his resolve deter even momentarily on the momentous Day 5 in the SCG Test. Today, he heads back to India. Wish you a speedy recovery @Hanumavihari.”
He was battling pain and discomfort but never let his resolve deter even momentarily on the momentous Day 5 in the SCG Test. Today, he heads back to India.
Wish you a speedy recovery @Hanumavihari 💪🏾 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/E6OgW90HMU
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 15, 2021
After the conclusion of the third Test, the reports revealed that Viharui had suffered a Grade 2 tear while scripting the Sydney draw. Speaking to ANI, sources in the team management revealed that the scan reports were in and Vihari had a Grade 2 tear which not only ruled him out of the final Test, but he will also be expected to doubt for the initial stage of the England series.
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The source added, “His scan reports are in and he has a Grade 2 tear which means the boy batted for around 3 hours with searing pain. He deserves praise for standing there and holding fort like a true champion.”
Meanwhile, for the fourth Test, India made four changes to their side as Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Vihari, and Jasprit Bumrah were replaced by Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, Mayank Agarwal, and Washington Sundar.
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Tamil Nadu duo of spinner Sundar and pacer Natarajan made their Test debuts. In the match, Natarajan picked the crucial wickets of centurion Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade to keep the visitors in the game after Labuschagne roared back to form with his fifth Test hundred on Friday.
