BENGALURU: Middle-order batter Hanuma Vihari on Tuesday accepted that making a return to the Indian staff is hard, and getting dropped at instances might have an effect on a participant’s mindset.
Vihari has been out of the Indian staff since showing in opposition to England at Birmingham final July.
“Once you are dropped or left aside from the Indian team, it is tough to make a comeback. It affects your mindset. I went through that last season,” stated Vihari forward of South Zone’s Duleep Trophy semifinal match in opposition to North Zone, beginning right here on Wednesday.
However, hopes haven’t pale for him. Vihari drew inspiration from Ajinkya Rahane, who not too long ago made a comeback to the Indian aspect.
“You will want to come back until you retire. Even though I’m 29, I still have it in me. You’ve seen Ajinkya Rahane make a comeback at 35,” he stated.
“I feel I still have a long way to go and have a lot to contribute to the Indian side, especially in Test cricket.”
The Hyderabad-born batter stated he must grind it out within the home season to power open the door of the India staff once more.
“This season, I want to keep everything aside and focus on my batting and get better at my skills. Whenever I got a chance, I thought I did well. Maybe my best was not good enough for the Indian team. I’ll try to keep getting better,” he stated.
Vihari was candid sufficient to confess that making a return to the Indian aspect via the IPL could be robust for him.
“IPL is something I don’t have an opportunity to make an impact on and I only have the domestic season. So, I have to grind it out in the domestic season,” stated Vihari.
But Vihari was strongly in opposition to branding him as a one format participant.
“People have branded me as a Test player but it is unfair. If you see my IPL journey, I’ve done well when I was 19, 20. Although I’ve grown as a white-ball player, I haven’t got much opportunities.
“It is unfair to model gamers, a top quality participant can play all three codecs. Going ahead I wish to play all codecs.”
Vihari has been out of the Indian staff since showing in opposition to England at Birmingham final July.
“Once you are dropped or left aside from the Indian team, it is tough to make a comeback. It affects your mindset. I went through that last season,” stated Vihari forward of South Zone’s Duleep Trophy semifinal match in opposition to North Zone, beginning right here on Wednesday.
However, hopes haven’t pale for him. Vihari drew inspiration from Ajinkya Rahane, who not too long ago made a comeback to the Indian aspect.
“You will want to come back until you retire. Even though I’m 29, I still have it in me. You’ve seen Ajinkya Rahane make a comeback at 35,” he stated.
“I feel I still have a long way to go and have a lot to contribute to the Indian side, especially in Test cricket.”
The Hyderabad-born batter stated he must grind it out within the home season to power open the door of the India staff once more.
“This season, I want to keep everything aside and focus on my batting and get better at my skills. Whenever I got a chance, I thought I did well. Maybe my best was not good enough for the Indian team. I’ll try to keep getting better,” he stated.
Vihari was candid sufficient to confess that making a return to the Indian aspect via the IPL could be robust for him.
“IPL is something I don’t have an opportunity to make an impact on and I only have the domestic season. So, I have to grind it out in the domestic season,” stated Vihari.
But Vihari was strongly in opposition to branding him as a one format participant.
“People have branded me as a Test player but it is unfair. If you see my IPL journey, I’ve done well when I was 19, 20. Although I’ve grown as a white-ball player, I haven’t got much opportunities.
“It is unfair to model gamers, a top quality participant can play all three codecs. Going ahead I wish to play all codecs.”
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com