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Xtra Time Web Desk : With Team India preparing for their all important Test series against South Africa from December 26th, former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has opined about selecting Hanuma Vihari ahead of Shreyas Iyer in the middle order for Team India in Test matches.

In an interview with Star Sports, the former Team India all rounder said, "If the choice has to be between Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari, I would tilt towards Hanuma Vihari because of the kind of service he has done. He deserves that chance to bat ahead of Shreyas Iyer in an overseas Test match. I think Shreyas at the moment is high on confidence. If the thinking of the team management is that young careers have to begin in Indian conditions, so there is a confidence for Shreyas Iyer,"

Also explaining his reasons behind the above statement, Bangar added, "Look at Hanuma Vihari. He is somebody who has played the hard yards, who has got a hundred in West Indies, he saved a Test match for you in Sydney. Whenever he was asked to open the innings, he did that. He played on a single leg to save a Test match and he got a hundred."

Now, with Shreyas Iyer being in tremendous form, it will be interesting to see who is picked by the team management, in between the former and Hanuma Vihari.