Published 17:43 IST, January 3rd 2021

A determined Hanuma Vihari completes brilliant running catch despite dropping cap midway

Hanuma Vihari took a well-judged running catch despite having dropped his cap during a practice session ahead of the third Test against Australia at SCG

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It seems that Hanuma Vihari might be in perfect frame of mind heing into third Test match against Australia that gets underway at Sydney Cricket Ground next Thursday. While he has t h anything to cheer about with his batting performances in this Test series, middle-order batsman has me sure that he ended up taking a well-judged catch during a recent practice session.

'Didn't drop catch'

During a recent practice session, Vihari was seen giving prime importance to fielding possibly to make up for his rough patch with bat by making amends on field in case he gets to feature in remaining two matches. 

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Andhra all-rounder attempted to take a running catch towards his right and he covered a lot of distance without taking his eyes off ball when it was in air and just when it appeared that he would succeed in taking a brilliant catch, he ends up dropping his cap. However, 27-year-old was t at all distracted by any means and ended up completing a good catch with perfection.

video of Hanuma Vihari's determination during practice was posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on ir official Twitter handle with a caption that re 'Dropped cap but didn't drop catch'.

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Can Vihari make his bat do talking?

While Test specialist showed excellent commitment on field during practice session, Team India will be hoping that number six batsman will succeed in making his bat do talking in case he is selected in Playing XI for next two games in Sydney, and, Brisbane respectively. 

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Kakina cricketer has so far mand to amass only 45 runs in three innings with scores of 16, 8, and, 21 respectively.

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17:43 IST, January 3rd 2021