Indian Test batsman Hanuma Vihari, who went unsold on the IPL public sale earlier this 12 months, has been signed by English county aspect Warwickshire. The batsman is more likely to function within the early a part of the championship, after present process six days of quarantine, the county aspect stated in a press release on Thursday.
Vihari was positioned beneath the Rs 1 crore bracket on the IPL 2021 public sale. He failed to draw a bid from franchises as soon as once more. He had been a part of the Delhi Capitals squad in 2019. Earlier, he had been a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad within the preliminary years of the franchise.
He performed the primary three Tests within the collection win in Australia over the winter, serving to to save lots of the third Test earlier than being unnoticed for the collection decider at The Gabba.
Warwickshire is hopeful of the Indian enjoying in subsequent week’s match in opposition to Nottinghamshire. ”Hanuma will arrive within the UK this afternoon,” stated Warwickshire’s director of cricket Paul Farbrace in a press launch.
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”We hope that this offers time for him to do his six days quarantine and to function in subsequent week’s recreation versus Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, topic to receiving unfavorable COVID exams.” Vihari was signed up by Warwickshire as cowl for Pieter Malan after the South African confronted difficulties in acquiring a visa on account of journey restrictions imposed in view of the raging COVID-10 pandemic.
”We’re additionally very grateful to Hanuma for stepping in at such brief discover to cowl Pieter Malan while we await affirmation of visa and his protected entry to the UK from South Africa.” The 27-year-old has scored 624 runs in 12 Tests for India at a median of 32 plus, together with putting 100 and 4 half-centuries.
Vihari’s final India outing was within the Sydney Test in opposition to Australia, the place his epic four-hour vigil (23 not out), with a torn hamstring alongside Ravichandran Ashwin, saved the sport for the visiting crew.
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He got here again after an intense rehabilitation on the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru however had an detached Vijay Hazare Trophy for Andhra, scoring solely a single half-century and failing to achieve double digits within the subsequent 5 video games.
In first-class cricket, Vihari has made 7,094 runs in 90 video games, boasting a formidable common of 56.75, whereas his off-spin has earned him 27 wickets.
