The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has always managed to gain a lot of spotlight from the fans, for the thrill it offers to the audience. The franchise-based league has given glamour and fame to so many cricketers for making them the household names. Players became the household names after showcasing their skills on the field. But sometimes the league fails to house some of the most talented players and Hanuma Vihari is definitely one of them.
However, Vihari has still managed to make it to the headlines. On Tuesday, Hanuma Vihari made his County Championship debut for Warwickshire against Nottinghamshire. The Andhra Pradesh-based cricketer paved his way by taking a significant one-hand catch in that match at Trent Bridge. He took the catch at the right time of the match as it was in favor of his team.
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Winning the toss, Nottinghamshire decided to bat first and Warwickshire was brilliant with the ball. They removed four wickets early in the innings. After reeling at 63 for 4, captain Steven Mullaney was on his way to make a decent partnership with Joe Clarke. After Nottinghamshire went past 100, William Rhodes was brought into the action. His arrival flicked immediately.
Rhodes delivered a half-volley towards the leg stump. Mullaney decided to go with a lofted shot with the pace and tried to smash the ball on the leg side. Hanuma Vihari, stationed at the mid-wicket ran behind, put his one hand out, and jumped to complete the catch with one hand.
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The official Twitter handle of the county championship has tweeted the video with the caption: “A debut wonder catch for Hanuma Vihari 🇮🇳👏”.
A debut wonder catch for Hanuma Vihari 🇮🇳👏
LIVE STREAMS: https://t.co/SyebMiubg3 #LVCountyChamp | @WarwickshireCCC pic.twitter.com/yaYX4lFCax
— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 15, 2021
Meanwhile, Hanuma Vihari grabbed the headlines after his heroics against Australia in the four-match Test series. He batted for almost four hours alongside Ravichandran Ashwin to help India to draw the third Test against Australia in Sydney with a hamstring injury. Since then, Vihari hasn’t played any competitive game and only returned during the final phase of the Vijay Hazare Trophy last month.
