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Hanuma Vihari Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Hanuma Vihari Quick Info
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 65 kg
Date of Birth October 13, 1993
Zodiac Sign Libra
Spouse Preethiraj Yeruva

Hanuma Vihari is an Indian cricketer who broke into the senior national team, in the longest format of the game, in September 2018 through the sheer weight of runs that he scored for Hyderabad and Andhra in the Indian domestic circuit. Though he was selected in the Indian team primarily as a middle-order batsman, he has also served the team as a handy relief bowler. Hanuma had progressed in the Indian cricket pathway through splendid performances at the age-group level and was an integral member of the Indian squad that won the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Born Name

Gade Hanuma Vihari

Nick Name

Kanna

Hanuma Vihari as seen in an Instagram post in September 2019
Hanuma Vihari as seen in an Instagram post in September 2019 (Hanuma Vihari / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Residence

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Nationality

Indian

 

Occupation

Cricketer

Hanuma Vihari during a practice session with the Indian team in November 2019
Hanuma Vihari during a practice session with the Indian team in November 2019 (Hanuma Vihari / Instagram)

Family

  • Father – Satyanarayana (d. 2005)
  • Mother – Vijaya Lakshmi
  • Siblings – Vyshnavi (Older Sister)

Manager

He is represented by Sukrit Nagpal, Manager, Medallin Sports, Sports Management Company, New Delhi, India.

Batting

Right-Handed

Bowling

Right-Arm Off break

Role

Batting Allrounder

Jersey Number

  • 44 – Test Match
  • 36, 19 – IPL (Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175.5 cm

Weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Hanuma has dated –

  1. Preethiraj Yeruva (2018–Present) – Hanuma got engaged to fashion entrepreneur Preethiraj in October 2018. The couple got married in May 2019.
Hanuma Vihari and Preethiraj Yeruva as seen on Valentine's Day in 2020
Hanuma Vihari and Preethiraj Yeruva as seen on Valentine’s Day in 2020 (Hanuma Vihari / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Affable smile
  • Sports a thick beard
  • Short-cropped hair
  • Toned physique
  • Has a tattoo on his left forearm
Hanuma Vihari with Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, as seen in September 2019
Hanuma Vihari with Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, as seen in September 2019 (Hanuma Vihari / Instagram)

Hanuma Vihari Facts

  1. Hanuma was the highest run-getter for Andhra in the 2017–18 season of the Ranji Trophy. He racked up 752 runs in just 6 matches, including a mammoth innings of 302 runs against Odisha.
  2. He scored a half-century in the first innings of his debut Test Match, against England in September 2018.
  3. Although not highly renowned as a bowler, he dismissed legendary English batsman Alastair Cook in the 2nd innings of the same Test Match. It was the last match of Cook’s career and he retired as England’s highest run-getter in the Test Match format.
  4. In September 2019, he scored his maiden Test hundred and dedicated it to his father who had passed away when Hanuma was just 12 years old.
  5. In February 2023, Hanuma played a reverse sweep shot with a single hand due to a fractured left wrist in a Ranji Trophy quarter-final match against Madhya Pradesh. He had hit the four on that shot. His shot was termed as a ‘reverse slap’ by Dinesh Karthik. The video of that shot had gone viral due to the unique nature of the shot.
  6. As per the list released in March 2023, Vihari was removed from BCCI’s annual contract list for the 2022-2023 season.

Featured Image by Hanuma Vihari / Instagram

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