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Indian and Andhra Pradesh batter Hanuma Vihari opened up about his absence from the national team. The 30-year-old has not played an international match since India's Test in Edgbaston in July 2022. In that game, Vihari batted at No. 3 and scored 20 and 11 as the Men in Blue suffered a seven-wicket defeat.
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Since then Vihari has been an integral part of the Andhra domestic setup while being among the team's most experienced batters. Vihari has so far scored 365 runs in seven innings, behind only new captain Ricky Bhui's tally of 550 runs.
Disappointed that I am not in the Test team: Hanuma Vihari
While speaking to Cricinfo, Vihari said, "I do feel sad and disappointed that I am not in the Test team, but everyone goes through ups and downs, and my job now is to score runs in the Ranji Trophy. The season has gone all right, both for the team and for me. So the ambition is to score a lot of runs and try to return to the Test team."
Opening up about his connection with players from the Indian team, Vihari shared that he hasn't been in touch with any player since his last Test. Further, the 30-year-old also revealed that he isn't focusing on returning to international cricket rather he hopes to improve every time he comes out to bat.
I have no expectations: Hanuma Vihari on international comeback
"No one has spoken to me recently, but Rahul Dravid did speak to me after my last Test, and he told me what I can improve on, but no, I haven't been in touch with anyone since then," Vihari said.
"But I only think about improving my game and enjoying it. If I don't do that, there is no purpose left. When I go into the middle, I just want to do my best for the team and score runs. I am at a stage [in my career] where I have no expectations. I give my best each time I bat and then whatever happens will happen," the Andhra batter added.
