India hero from Sydney, test, Hanuma Vihari, has been ruled out of the fourth and final match with a hamstring tear. According to reports, Vihari is also likely to miss test series against England. It has been learnt that Vihari was taken for scans after the match got over and the reports are expected by late evening in Sydney or Tuesday morning. BCCI source confirmed to PTI that Vihari is unlikely to be fit in time for the next Test match starting in another three days’ time. The Andhra player scored 23 off 161 balls in an exhausting performance to save the match with Ravichandran Ashwin.
“The extent of Vihari’s tear can only be ascertained after the scan reports come through. But even if it’s a grade 1 tear, he is out for at least four weeks and then will need some rehabilitation time. So it’s not only Brisbane Test but also, he won’t be a part of England Tests at home,” a senior source revealed on Monday. As far as Vihari’s replacement is concerned, the team only has two options — either to play Wriddhiman Saha as a wicketkeeper and Rishabh Pant purely as a batsman or bring in Mayank Agarwal as a middle-order batsman who can take on the second new ball. In another important development, Shardul Thakur, Shardul Thakur is likely to replace an injured Ravindra Jadeja in Brisbane.
