Hanuma Vihari injury: Indian batsman suffers hamstring niggle while running quick single in Sydney Test

Hanuma Vihari injury: The Indian batsman suffered a hamstring niggle early in his innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

During the fifth day of the third Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Sydney, India batsman Hanuma Vihari joined the already long list of Indian player to get injured in the last month or so.

Coming in to bat at No. 6 in the 80th over, Vihari took his time early on as one would expect. With Cheteshwar Pujara batting exceedingly well then, Vihari had the cushion of getting his eye in.

However, it was on the second delivery of the 88th over when Pujara played a Nathan Lyon delivery to mid-on to sneak a quick single. Vihari, who was at the non-striker’s end, responded well to Pujara’s call but hurt his hamstring whilst completing the run.

The moment he reached his crease, Vihari’s first reactions was to call for the physio. In what was yet another delay due to an injured Indian player, Vihari was strapped heavily on his thigh.

Despite receiving medical attention, the 27-year old player continued to struggle in the middle making it difficult for himself and Ravichandran Ashwin to run a quick single.

With India already losing half their side and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also injured, Vihari didn’t have the option of walking back to the pavilion for the same would have exposed the Indian tail.

India, who still need 127 runs to win the match in the last session, have a fascinating couple of hours of play coming ahead. It will be interesting to see how long Vihari will continue with an injured hamstring.

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