Player Profile - Cricket Journey Of Indian Batsman Hanuma Vihari

Hanuma Vihari's rearguard action on Monday in Sydney with a torn hamstring may have put on hold his Test career -- he is likely to be ruled out of the fourth and final Test -- but it has certainly

Vihari tried to start the tour quite aggressively, scoring 16 off 24 balls, before he was trapped leg-before by Hazlewood in the first Test in Adelaide. The moving pink ball may have affected him mentally and he went into his shell.

"Vihari was batting really well in the last three Test matches, but unfortunately, he didn't get those big scores. Today, we all saw that special knock. To show that motivation and hunger, hanging there for the team. That is what we wanted from every individual -- show that character on the field," said Rahane.

Vihari, incidentally, is the only player to graduate to the senior India team from the victorious 2012 under-19 World Cup-winning team in Australia even though he averaged just 11.83 -- not even half of Vijay Zol, India's fifth best batsman in the the tournament.

But Vihari scored runs by tons in domestic cricket, averaging 56.75 overall in first-class cricket, while rest of those players fell by the wayside.

"He was always focussed when he returned home from that World Cup. He had a goal to play for the country. We had faith in him and always used to motivate and the result is there," said Manoj.