India’s Test specialist Hanuma Vihari has established himself part of India’s middle-order team since his debut against England in the summer of 2018. Vihari says he doesn’t mind not playing in IPL as long as he is representing India in Test cricket.  Vihari who kept his base price at Rs 50 lakh this season couldn’t find any takers during December’s IPL auction. He adds on how he is not disheartened by that fact.

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Speaking on an Instagram show, Homerun, Vihari said,  “I realized that when things are not in your control, you can’t do much about it. No regrets. I am not gutted about IPL (snub). “My focus always was on Tests from an early age and I am happy I could achieve whatever I did.”

During the 2018 season, Vihari was part of Delhi Capitals where he featured in just one match. Next year, he entered the  IPL auction and was priced at Rs 50 lakh. However, Vihari went unsold and didn’t feature in India’s cricketing extravaganza.  With no IPL contract, Vihari had his eyes set on playing the longer format of the game. He was expected to play County Cricket but it couldn’t happen due to the outbreak of Corona Virus.

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“I am ready to do anything for my team.  Have always tried to score runs, dig deep, and play long innings whenever I play abroad. I always try to do my best so that team can’t drop me. See I can’t change what people think about you. I have to score runs consistently and those are the thoughts that come to my mind. I believe I have the ability to play all formats. So that’s good enough for me, this knowledge. Once I get right the opportunity, I can do it,” Vihari said.