Hanuma Vihari Likely To Move From Andhra, Play For MP

New Delhi
India batter Hanuma Vihari is likely to move on from Andhra and play for Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming 2023/24 Indian domestic cricket season. Vihari, who has amassed 839 runs in 16 Tests for India, represented Andhra from 2016/17 to 2020/21 seasons, as well as in the 2022/23 season. Apart from Vihari, it has also been learnt that Delhi left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya is also likely to move to Madhya Pradesh, who are set to be coached by Chandrakant Pandit for the upcoming domestic season. Under Pandit’s coaching, Madhya Pradesh won 2021/22 Ranji Trophy after beating Mumbai in the final at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. We had a selection committee meeting yesterday, which happened at the headquarters in Indore. Yes, they will play for MP if all goes well, said Abhilash Khandekar, the President of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA). Asked if the MPCA had received the No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from both players, Khandekar said, Yes. Process is on. In principle decision taken by MPCA. Media has also reached out to Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) and Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) for their responses, which are awaited at the time of publishing. Vihari began his domestic cricket career with Hyderabad in 2010 and played for the side until the 2015/16 season. He later returned to play for Hyderabad in the 2021/22 season, before moving back to Andhra for the next season. The right-handed batter last played competitive cricket while turning out for Andhra co-incidentally against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Holkar Stadium in Indore earlier in January.