Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
Vihari (23* off 161) bats out the day with hamstring as he forged an unbeaten 250-ball 62 partnership with Ashwin (39 off 128) to earn Team India a morale-boosting draw at the SCG.
Tim Paine tried to unsettle Ravichandran Ashwin with words behind the wickets, but dropped Hanuma Vihari's catch merely minutes after the sledging.
Josh Hazlewood threw a brilliant direct hit to dismiss Hanuma Vihari as India's fourth wicket at the SCG.
India currently trail by 242 runs with stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane (5) and Cheteshwar Pujara (9) in the middle.
Rohit's entry certainly adds to the team's choices but whether it can help solve the opening conundrum is something that only time will tell.
With Shubman Gill showing calmness and maturity beyond his age in his debut Test, the team is likely to fit in Rohit either at the expense of Mayank Agarwal at the top or Hanuma Vihari in the middle-order.
Jadeja, who suffered a concussion during the first T20 international, also sustained a hamstring injury which ruled him out of the first Test.
In a video released by BCCI on Wednesday, Smith, during his conversation with the Indian captain, is seen asking Kohli about his predictions for the impending Test series
Vihari scored a hundred and also got a wicket with his part-time off-breaks against Australia A in the pink ball warm-up game. He looks set to bat at number six in the first Day/Night Test at Adelaide.
Even as Vihari showed great composure and patience in collecting his runs, Pant was quite at ease while clearing the fence.
India will be playing two practice matches against Australia A ahead of the anticipated series that will give Team India a chance to answer a few many questions in a bid to arrive at their perfect XI for the Border-Gavaskar series
Indian captain skipping three Test matches serves likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, among others to express their full potential against Australia.
Head coach Ravi Shastri is expected to join the others on Monday
India are set to travel to Australia with a jumbo squad comprising 23 to 25 playing members across formats considering the requirements of the series to be played in bio-bubble amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the COVID-19 related restrictions preventing full-fledged training, the test specialist is training on artificial turf in Hyderabad
The 26-year old, who has played 9 Tests for India so far, was all concentration in the photo as he looked set to face the red cherry.
Vihari said while he cannot change perception, he knows he has it in him to be an all-format batter.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, Hanuma Vihari heaped praise on Virat Kohli and his passion towards the game. The 26-year-old also opened up on his performances in the crucial overseas tours.
When it came to naming the best captains, Vihari used the diplomatic card and named both current captain Virat Kohli and former India skipper MS Dhoni.
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