ACA serves show-cause discover to Hanuma Vihari after captaincy controversy
India batter Hanuma Vihari has refuted Andhra Cricket Affiliation’s (ACA’s) claims that he hadn’t responded to a show-cause discover issued to him.
Vihari had lashed out in the course of the 2023-24 Ranji season about political interference costing him his captaincy and that “he would by no means play for Andhra once more”. On March 25, the ACA had despatched a discover to Vihari over electronic mail, calling for a proof of his feedback. In his response, seen by ESPNcricinfo, Vihari said he had “put out the information” concerning the “unfair” therapy meted out to him.
“I need to transfer out and play for an additional crew. I’ve requested ACA for a no-objection certificates. I am awaiting a response,” Vihari advised ESPNcricinfo.
On Thursday afternoon, PTI had reported that the ACA has served the discover, roughly a month after Vihari raised objections on the manner he was ousted as Andhra captain, and that he hadn’t responded.
“Sure, now we have served him a show-cause discover and we’re awaiting his reply,” an ACA official advised PTI on situation of anonymity. “That is simply to search out what made him react the way in which he did final month. He has not reached out to us, so this can be a likelihood for him to come back out along with his grievances.
“In spite of everything, we worth Vihari and his contributions to the expansion of state cricket as he has performed a giant half in Andhra going up within the ranks in home cricket.”
On February 26, Vihari had stated he would “by no means play for Andhra” once more, saying the therapy he had acquired by the hands of the ACA in the course of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy has left him “humiliated”. He was talking not lengthy after Andhra had misplaced their quarter-final towards Madhya Pradesh by simply 4 runs.
In an Instagram publish, Vihari alleged that he was pressured to step down as captain following Andhra’s opening-round recreation towards Bengal in January. On the time, he had cited “private causes” for the choice, however stated on Saturday that the reality was that the affiliation had taken “motion” towards him due to political interference.
“I used to be captain within the first recreation towards Bengal, and in the course of the recreation, I shouted at seventeenth participant, and he complained to his dad (who’s a politician),” Vihari wrote. “His dad in return requested the affiliation to take motion towards me. Though we chased 410 towards final yr’s finalists Bengal [for a first-innings lead], I used to be requested to resign from captaincy with none fault of mine.
“I by no means stated something on a private notice to the participant, however the affiliation thought the participant was extra necessary than the man who gave his physique on the road final yr and batted left-handed, took Andhra to the knockouts 5 instances within the final seven years and performed for India in 16 Assessments.”
The ACA issued an announcement afterward the identical day, saying there have been questions round Vihari’s captaincy stint. “It has come to our consideration that Mr Vihari personally verbally abused a particular participant in the course of the Bengal Ranji recreation in entrance of everybody,” the assertion stated. “The affected participant filed an official criticism with the ACA.”
