XtraTime Web Desk: India’s middle order batsman Hanuma Vihari showed his class again in the middle as he scored 93 runs in the second innings for his team during the first Test in Antigua, which they won by 318 runs to take a 1-0 lead over Windies in the two-match Test series.
Vihari showed his various range of shots to keep the scoreboard moving along with India’s vice captain Ajinkya Rahane. While answering about his knock, Vihari revealed that Rahane gave him valuable inputs about the nature of the wicket, which really helped him in the initial stage of his Innings.”Rahane was helping me out with the way bowlers were bowling because he batted for a long time in the first innings as well. He was helping me out with what the wicket was playing like,” Vihari told reporters in the post-match conference. “I came here early with India A team so I had that experience of these conditions and that came handy for me. I know how the wicket would play and I was fortunate enough to get those runs for the team,” he added.
Vihari, who began his Test career with a fifty at The Oval Test last year, is also a useful off-spinner. He has picked up 26 scalps in first class cricket and also has five wickets to his name in the longest format. The right-hander said that he is ‘trying to keep on improving and getting better at it’. “It is important that my off-spin keeps developing, not only for myself but for the team as I fit into the team just because of that combination. I’m trying to keep on improving and getting better at it. So, hopefully, I will get more overs and help the team in future.”