Hanuma Vihari takes field for County game

BIRMINGHAM: India Test batsman HanumaVihari took field for his second County Championship match for Warwickshire against Essex here at the Edgbaston on Thursday.

Vihari, who is Warwickshire's overseas professional after he failed to find a team at the Indian Premier League auction in February, had flopped in the first match against Nottinghamshire last week.

The right-handed Andhra batsman made a duck off 23 balls and fell to the bowling of England Test bowler Stuart Broad in the first innings of the tie against Nottinghamshire. In the second innings, he was bowled for eight runs off 25 balls by Lyndon James.

His side though won the closely-fought match by three wickets despite conceding a 72-run lead in first innings.

The ongoing County match also features former England captain and opening batsman Alastair Cook. IANS

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