Vihari was the leading run scorer in West Indies with 289 runs to his name at 96.33.
Indian batsman Hanuma Vihari was really good in the recently concluded two-match Test series against West Indies. Vihari was the leading run scorer in the series with 289 runs to his name with 1 century and 2 half-centuries at an astonishing average of 96.33.
When asked about his secret of success in West Indies tour, Vihari said, “Skillset - I have adjusted a few things, but it's more in the mindset. Now I play with a mindset where I don't put undue pressure on myself - that I have to survive in the team and perform to survive.”
“I go out there, read the situation and play according to it. I changed my mindset completely in the West Indies series. I went out there and didn't care about my position. However long you have, it's not permanent. Just enjoy the journey - that's the mindset I have now.” he added.
While talking about the third unofficial Test between India A and West Indies A helping him in get into form, the right-hand batsman said, “Honestly, I was a little concerned. You want to be in a good frame of mind before a Test series. I didn't get runs in the first two Tests [with the A team].”
“Third game I was really determined to get runs and I focused to get a fifty and hundred. That set a good platform for me for the Test series. That game really turned my tour altogether. Suddenly I was hitting the ball well. So being on the A tour and getting runs is also important,” said Vihari.
When asked about difference between international cricket and domestic cricket, the 25-year-old said, “The skillsets I faced, especially Anderson and Roach, are far superior than what I've been facing in domestic cricket. The amount of intensity is not comparable. In domestic cricket you don't get anywhere near the intensity of international level.”
(With News18.com inputs)