Hanuma Vihari first class career – we take a look at the outstanding domestic statistics which led to the batsman’s selection for the India Test team.
Hanuma Vihari made his first class debut for Hyderabad in a Ranji Trophy fixture against Jharkhand in November 2010.
He batted at number four in an uneventful draw, scoring 13 in his only innings.
However, his career since then has been outstanding.
Hanuma Vihari first class career
Vihari has made a total of 87 first class appearances, scoring 7022 runs at an average of 58.03.
To date, he’s notched an impressive 21 centuries and 36 fifties, with a mammoth top score of 302* for Andhra against Odisha during the 2017/18 season.
Vihari has also contributed with the ball on occasion, taking 27 first class wickets with his off-spin at an average of 42.66.
His performances at domestic level earned him opportunities for India A which he capitalised on through more heavy scoring.
In 2018, Vihari made his maiden senior international appearance for India in the 5th Test of a tour of England.
The 27-year-old scored a fifty in that match and has since made eight further Test appearances.
Vihari is currently with the India squad in Australia as the two sides compete for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and he came into the series in fine form.
Prior to the global health crisis, he scored an unbeaten century for India A in New Zealand as well as a half-century in the second Test against the Blackcaps and despite missing months of cricket in between, he recently recorded his 21st first class century against Australia A in Sydney.