Hanuma Vihari leaves for South Africa to represent India 'A'

Andhra Pradesh captain Hanuma Vihari will be leaving for South Africa to represent the India ‘A’ side. He departs after taking a lot of good wishes for himself with one including Former Indian international and Deccan Chargers middle order player Venugopal Rao.

Rao termed him as “a good lad, a hard-working guy with a good attitude”. Meanwhile, Andhra paceman Paidikalva Vijay Kumar referred to him as a solid player. Hanuma Vihari has featured in the IPL for a couple of seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad back in 2015 and 2013. He is currently the captain of Andhra Pradesh team in First Class cricket.

India ‘A’ takes on South Africa ‘A‘ in a Four-day match

India won the triangular season yesterday after defeating the South African ‘A’ side in a tournament which also featured the Afghanistan Side. India ‘A’ will take on South Africa ‘A’ in a four-day game on 12th August.

“Right now, with a good run of scores, he’s in a fine frame of mind I told him to start enjoying the process and not set targets. Enjoy the overseas experience, the conditions. Don’t get desperate for runs, or your natural instincts will be curbed. a good lad, a hard-working guy with good attitude and a willingness to learn.” said Venugopal Rao according to SportstarLive.

“He’s the backbone of our team and plays responsibly. He’s a good captain too, who relates well to all his team-mates. Vihari is India material, for he has the temperament and technique to play at the highest levels. A composed personality, he’s calm in any situation. Time and again he has proved himself for Hyderabad and Andhra with double-centuries and many knocks that fell 10 or 20 runs short of 200,” was the wordings of Andhra paceman Paidikalva Vijay Kumar.

“He will carry forward his KSCA performances to South Africa. His current form should do wonders for his confidence. The intimidating pitches there won’t pose problems for him, given his sound technique,” further added the pacer.