“I Shouted At A Player”: Hanuma Vihari Reveals How Things ‘Went Wrong’
Out-of-favour India batter Hanuma Vihari recently called out his state cricket association, Andhra Pradesh, alleged ‘mistreatment’, saying that he was that he was asked to resign from captaincy after an altercation with a teammate whose father is a politician.
It all happened after Vihari allegedly “shouted and scolded” at the politician’s son during a match. To further back his case, Vihari has posted a signed letter from his teammates with the state unit president. The politician’s son, KN Prudhviraj, said that Vihari is doing the same to gain sympathy.
The Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (ACA) also said that the players were threatened to sign the letter of support from Vihari.
Speaking in a recent interview, Vihari has once again clarified his stance and revealed how the entire controversy unfolded.
“It so happened that I shouted at a player, the 17th player who was not supposed to be in the dressing room. According to rules, he was not supposed to be there. But he took it the wrong way and he complained to his father. And everything went wrong from there. They complained about me. And without any wrongdoing from my side, they removed me from the post of captain.
Still, I continued playing for the team, because I loved the game and respected the game. Once the tournament was over, I put out a message on social media because I felt people should know the truth about what happened,” Vihari told India Today in an interview.
