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Hanuma Vihari has been at loggerheads with his state cricket team, Andhra Pradesh.©AFP
Disgraced Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari recently sued his state cricket association, Andhra Pradesh, for alleged “mistreatment”, saying he was asked to resign from the captaincy after an altercation with a teammate whose father is a political. It all happened after Vihari allegedly “shouted and scolded” the politician’s son during a match. To further support his case, Vihari released a letter signed by his teammates to the president of the state unit. The politician’s son KN Prudhviraj claimed that Vihari is doing the same to gain sympathy.
The Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association (ACA) also said the players were threatened to sign Vihari’s letter of support.
In a recent interview, Vihari again clarified his stance and revealed how the entire controversy unfolded.
“It happened that I yelled at a player, player number 17, that he shouldn’t be in the locker room. According to the rules, he shouldn’t be there. But he took it the wrong way and complained to his father. . And it all went on from there. It went wrong. They complained about me. And without any crime on my part, they removed me from the captain’s position. Still, I continued playing for the team, because I loved the game and respected it. Once When the tournament ended, I posted a message on social media because I felt people should know the truth about what happened,” Vihari said. India today In an interview.
Vihari also revealed that the incident happened a couple of months ago and also shed light on the challenges he had to face.
“It’s been a couple of months since the incident happened. I kept it inside me all these months. It was really hard because I am a player who has been playing for so long and, professionally. It really hurts my self-respect. “I only thought about the tournament and the team. Once the tournament was over, I wanted to defend myself, otherwise I would never have excused myself,” he added.
According to a report, the ACA had accused Vihari of creating a “class difference” in the team under his captaincy and some players complained about his misconduct and use of foul language.
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