इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ हो रहे पांचवे टेस्ट मैच के लिए भारतीय टीम ने हार्दिक पांड्या की जगह हनुमा विहारी को टीम में शामिल किया गया है। विहारी का यह डेब्यू टेस्ट है। वह टेस्ट क्रिकेट खेलने वाले भारत के 292वें खिलाड़ी बन गए हैं। सभी को उम्मीद थी कि सलामी बल्लेबाज पृथ्वी शॉ को भी डेब्यू करने का मौका मिलेगा पर ऐसा नहीं हुआ। टीम धवन और राहुल के साथ ही उतरी है।
ट्विटर पर ट्रेंड कर रहे करुण नायर
हनुमा विहारी के डेब्यू के बाद अजीब बात देखने को मिली है। हमेशा कोई खिलाड़ी भारत के लिए डेब्यू करता है तो ट्विटर पर ट्रेंड करने लगता है लेकिन विहारी के डेब्यू की खबर आने के साथ ही करुण नायर ट्रेंड करने लगे। किसी को समझ नहीं आ रहा कि टेस्ट क्रिकेट में तिहरा शतक लगा चुके नायर को इस मैच में क्यों मौका नहीं मिला। वह पहले टेस्ट से अपनी बारी का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।
ट्विटर पर कई लोगों ने तो इसके लिए चयनकर्ता एमएसके प्रसाद पर भी उंगली उठा दी है। विहारी और प्रसाद दोनों ही आंध्र प्रदेश से आते हैं। आईये देखते हैं और लोगों ने क्या कहा
It’s quite intriguing that no one is talking about the possibility of playing Karun Nair…If India wants to play 6 batsmen, he should be the first choice. If bowling a little is the deal-breaker, it’s another matter… #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 7, 2018
India’s selectors have just made a damning statement of what they think of Karun Nair as a player. Very very hard on him. Would love to know what he was told when the team was announced.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 7, 2018
Indian team is losing in England because of Virat Kohli’s overweening attitude. He plays favourites. Not picking Pujara in the first test, playing an unfit Ashwin in the 4th, and picking up Vihari ahead of Karun Nair are but a few of these examples. Great batsman, poor leader.
— Sanjay Dixit संजय (@Sanjay_Dixit) September 7, 2018
Anyone who tells me that Hanuma Vihari has been picked because he has a bradman-like batting average…I will say rubbish. Vihari has been picked only because he can bowl bit of off-spin. Karun Nair has all the reasons to get furious now. @BCCI https://t.co/OSkLss9gRw
— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) September 7, 2018
Would not like to be Karun Nair right now. Sat through the Afghanistan Test and now the England series. Not considered when finally India adds a batsman.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) September 7, 2018
Shock Test debut for Hanuma Vihari (predictable after practice sessions last couple days, but still!) Meanwhile, Karun Nair is busy twiddling thumbs in some part of London. #EngvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) September 7, 2018
Shame on @BCCI for selecting Hanuma Vihari ahead Karun Nair. Benefits of having MSK Prasad from Andhra as a selector.
Teluguites are so regionalistic— Sharath M (@sharathMiyer) September 7, 2018
Vihari who wasn’t even in the squad,gets picked and now is playing ahead of Karun Nair. Wow. Why pick Karun when u don’t wanna play him? Welcome Karun to the list of players being snubbed by the selectors/management. Manish and Mayank are there in that list too!!!
— Samarth (@SamarthMallik) September 7, 2018
I have immense respect for, and am a huge fan too, of both Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli. But the selection of Hanuma Vihari ahead of Karun Nair is the mother and father of the duo’s baffling selections. Sorry! #ENGvIND
— Arun Gopalakrishnan (@statanalyst) September 7, 2018
I guess Karun Nair is not in the good books of @imVkohli probably because Karun Nair supported @anilkumble1074 & his coaching style. Whatever is happening right now within the Indian camp is not good for the future of Indian cricket. Someone needs to act fast & end this#ENGvIND
— Jo¥ (@Eclipse0444) September 7, 2018
It was just awesome to see Sunil Gavaskar have a go at Indian team management over not selecting Karun Nair. Never seen him this charged up and rightly so. It is time someone who is not biased and doesn’t accept bullshit take up the role of Coach
— Abhijit (@abhijit2700) September 7, 2018