The Indian cricket team’s handling of injuries has angered the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), who have excluded Bumrah, Iyer, and Pant from the team’s 2023 lineup due to injuries.

This new star batter will replace Iyer based on an interview with BCCI insiders.

As Iyer will be undergoing recovery and rehabilitation, Hanuma Vihari who was a regular member of India’s test format will take his place very soon.

The reason Vihari will be inducted in the India’s longest format over Surya Kumar Yadav as the latter didn’t have good form with the willow in the game’s longest format.

Considering the way, Vihari shown the door wasn’t correct at all as the man has played many memorable innings for India’s Test team including his valiant knock with Ashwin in the 3rd Test played in Sydney where these two duo ensured that India cement draw from the crucial match and that laid the foundation for India to cement Border-Gavaskar Trophy twice on Australian soil.

Based on sources from different media outlets, BCCI selection committee will be announcing India’s Test squad for World Test Championship final in the month of May.

Hanuma Vihari has huge experience of playing in India’s Test squad so he will easily fit into the system.

He belongs to the list of very few players who will play spin and fast bowling with ease and his experience of playing outside India in Test cricket will come in handy will rescue Men in Blue in crucial situations.

Hanuma Vihari has played 16 matches with an average of 33.56 and scored 839 runs has scored one century and 5 half centuries

Vihari has also clinched 5 wickets as a bowler and he can be utilized as a perfect all-rounder in India’s squad.

India will be next facing Australia in the final of World Test Championship final scheduled in Oval in the month of June 2023 where the latter will start as favorites considering the conditions in Oval is quite similar to England.

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