Hanuma Vihari to steer Andhra in Vijay Hazare Trophy

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India Test batsman Hanuma Vihari will lead Andhra on this month’s Vijay Hazare Trophy restricted overs match and Ricky Bhui will function his deputy, Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) introduced on Thursday.
Vihari, who performed a vital position alongside Ravichandran Ashwin in India securing an hourable draw in opposition to Australia in Sydney final month, just isn’t a part of the nationwide squad for the primary two Tests in opposition to England as a consequence of a hamstring harm.

“He is recovering very fast, but is still not 100 per cent fit. Just in case he is unable to become match-fit by February 20, when the tournament starts, someone else will step into his place as part of our Plan B,” an ACA supply informed IANS.
The 50-over match shall be performed throughout six cities — Surat, Indore, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Kolkata and Chennai — from February 20 to March 14.

Andhra Pradesh are positioned in Elite Group B alongside Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha and shall be taking part in all their league matches in Indore.
The league section of the match is scheduled to happen from February 20 till March 1.
The knockout levels will begin with a pre-quarterfinal on March 7 adopted by quarterfinals on March 8 and 9. The semi-finals shall be going down on March 11 and the ultimate shall be held on March 14.
Squad: Hanuma Vihari (captain), Ricky Bhui (vice-captain), Ch Kranti Kumar, Ok Aswin Hebbar, CR Gnaneswar, Maheep Kumar, Ok Karan Shinde, UMS Girinath (wicketkeeper), P Girinath Reddy, Shoaib M. Khan, S Ashish, KV Sasikanth, Ch Stephen, I karthik Raman, S Dhruv Kumar Reddy, G Manish, D Naren Reddy, Ok Nitish Kumar Reddy, M Harishankar Reddy, S Charan Saiteja, S Tarun (wicketkeeper), and B Santos