“No One Has Spoken To Me…”: Ignored India Star On Comeback, Discussion With Team Management | Cricket News

India batter Hanuma Vihari is eying a Test comeback by capping off the Ranji Trophy season on a robust word. Vihari’s wealthy vein of type has contributed to Andhra Pradesh’s run within the Elite Group B. Andhra presently sits in second spot with three wins in 5 video games. The 30-year-old batter has helped his group, scoring 365 runs in seven innings, and sits behind solely skipper Ricky Bhui’s tally of 550 runs for the group. His latest scores have allowed him to maintain his common in home cricket above 50.

Vihari has discovered it laborious to make a spot for himself in India’s enjoying XI however he’s eager to go away his mark in home cricket and prolong his 16 Test appearances.

“I do feel sad and disappointed that I am not in the Test team, but everyone goes through ups and downs, and my job now is to score runs in the Ranji Trophy. The season has gone all right, both for the team and for me. So the ambition is to score a lot of runs and try to return to the Test team,” Vihari instructed ESPNcricinfo after Andhra beat Bihar.

Vihari arguably produced probably the most celebrated knocks in 2021 in Indian Test historical past. His 23* of 161 deliveries in Sydney in opposition to Australia turned out to be a match-saving knock for the Indian group.

But since then he has been lacking from the motion and he indicated that it’s probably that as of now he is not on the radar of selectors.

“No one has spoken to me recently, but Rahul Dravid did speak to me after my last Test, and he told me what I can improve on, but no, I haven’t been in touch with anyone since then,” Vihari mentioned.

Vihari made his final Test look in 2022 at Edgbaston and scored 22 and 11. Now he’s targeted on enhancing and having fun with his sport.

“But I only think about improving my game and enjoying it. If I don’t do that, there is no purpose left. When I go into the middle, I just want to do my best for the team and score runs. I am at a stage [in my career] where I have no expectations. I give my best each time I bat and then whatever happens will happen,” Vihari added.

Andhra Pradesh will now face Uttar Pradesh on February 9 on the PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex.