‘It’s a REVERSE SLAP not a reverse sweep’: Dinesh Karthik on Hanuma Vihari’s one handed shot
Andhra skipper Hanuma Vihari’s one-handed batting grabbed eyeballs on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between Andhra and MP as injured Vihari batted one-handed for the second time in succession.
Taking note of Vihari’s batting prowess, Team India senior wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik took to Twitter on Friday morning and wrote,” It’s a REVERSE SLAP not a reverse sweep 😂. No offence to the bowler, but that was quite a shot.”
It’s a REVERSE SLAP not a reverse sweep 😂
No offence to the bowler, but that was quite a shot https://t.co/iNjDjxPJsL
— DK (@DineshKarthik) February 3, 2023
Vihari, like in the first innings when he returned to bat left-handed, braving a wr injury, batted left-handed to score 15 coming in at No.11.
He swatted three fours, including an insane reverse sweep but could not do much as the team collapsed to 93 all out in 32.3 overs.
Do it for the team. Do it for the bunch.Never give up!!Thank you everyone for your wishes. Means a lot!! pic.twitter.com/sFPbHxKpnZ
— Hanuma vihari (@Hanumavihari) February 1, 2023
“Do it for the team. Do it for the bunch. Never give up!! Thank you everyone for your wishes. Means a lot!,” Vihari had tweeted on the second day.
Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 144 for 4, MP were bowled out for 228 with left-arm medium-pacer Prithvi Raj Yarra picking up five wickets.
This was not the first time Vihari put on display his sheer courage and determination. During the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, it was he alongside compatriot R Ashwin who helped India fight back against Australia and eventually draw the match on the final day in Sydney.
Brief scores: Andhra 379 all out in 127.1 overs (Ricky Bhui 149, Karan Shinde 110; Anubhav Agarwal 4/72) and 93 all out in 32.3 overs (Ashwin Hebbar 35; Avesh Khan 4/24, Gaurav Yadav 3/10) vs Madhya Pradesh 228 all out in 69.1 overs (Shubham Sharma 51, Aditya Srivastava 31; Y Prithvi Raj 5/26, K V Sasikanth 3/49) and 58 for no loss in 16 overs.
