War of words intensifies between Hanuma Vihari-ACA over showcause notice
Hanuma Vihari Controversy: ACA claims 'an official complaint was filed'
Over a month after Indian batter Hanuma Vihari claimed political interference was the reason for his dismissal as the Andhra Pradesh captain, the state cricket association has served a show-cause notice to him.
The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) on Thursday (Mar 28)claimed it served the notice to Vihari after the apex council meeting a few days ago.
"Yes, we have served him a show-cause notice and we are awaiting his reply," an ACA official was quoted as saying by PTI.
"This is just to find what made him react the way he did last month. He has not reached out to us, so this is a chance for him to come out with his grievances," the official further said.
However, Vihari released a statement, refuting ACA's claims that he had not responded to the show-cause notice.
"I want to move out and play for another team. I've asked ACA for a no-objection certificate. I'm awaiting a response," Vihari told ESPNcricinfo.
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What is the controversy?
After Andhra crashed out of the Ranji Trophy last month, Vihari said he would "never play for Andhra" again.
In an Instagram post, Vihari revealed that he was asked to step down fromcaptaincy after a complaint was launched against him. The said complaint came after the 17th man in the Andhra squad approached his father, a politician, as he was not happy with the behaviour of Vihari.
"I never said anything on a personal note to the player, but the association thought the player was more important than the guy who gave his body on the line last year and batted left-handed, took Andhra to the knockouts five times in the last seven years and played for India in 16 Tests," wrote Vihari.
Vihari also posted a letter of support from his fellow Andhra players on his X account.
The ACA at the time said a reported issue had come to its attention wherein Vihari hadverbally abused a specific player during the Bengal Ranji game in front of everyone. The affected player was the one who filed the complaint.
According toreports,KN Prudhuvi Raj was the 17th player who filed the complaint. After Vihari took the social media route to plead his case, Raj also released a statement.
"Personal attacks and vulgar language are not acceptable in any kind of human platform. Everyone in the team knows what happened that day," Raj wrote on his Instagram handle.
(With inputs from agencies)