Hanuma Vihari showcased exemplary level of determination as the Andhra Pradesh star came out to bat with a fractured wrist in the ongoing Ranji Trophy match against defending champions Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Vihari, who sustained a broken wrist after being hit by a delivery from Avesh Khan, was retired hurt while batting on 16. The nature of his injury was revealed after Vihari was taken for scans. The cricket fraternity took to Twitter and hailed Vihari "the warrior" for showing exempelary determination.
Watch: Hanuma Vihari Bats One-Handed During Ranji Trophy Match vs Madhya Pradesh
Here's how Twitter reacted:
After being put into bat, Andhra Pradesh posted a total of 379, thanks to centuries from Ricky Bhui and Karan Shinde.
Bhui (149) and Shinde (110) steadied Andhra after captain Vihari was retired hurt.
However, both were dismissed in the space of five runs, which sparked a batting collapse.
Vihari was eventually dismissed on 27.
For MP, Anubhav Agarwal bagged four wickets, while Kumar Kartikeya and Gaurav Yadav picked up two wickets apiece.
Meanwhile, Avesh Khan and Saransh Jain also scalped a wicket each.