Vihari feels his India stint will make a difference as it has upped his confidence so necessary in a slam-bang tournament.
Hanuma Vihari, who made his Test debut at the Oval against England last year, has since gone on to play four Test matches for India and has scored 167 runs at an average of 23.85.
Vihari returned to domestic circuit and scored 114 and an unbeaten 180 for Rest of India against in the Irani Cup in Nagpur.
Enjoying a good run of form, the 25-year-old Vihari created the record with a single down the ground on the fourth day, his second century of the match and third straight in Irani Cup.
Hanuma Vihari scored 114 while Mayank Agarwal scored 95 before Rest of India suffered a collapse and were bowled out for 330 at the end of day one against Vidarbha in the Irani Cup.
India 'A' crushed England Lions by 138 runs in the second unofficial ODI to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
ndia put together their second highest team total on Australian soil, piling up 622/7 declared on the second day of the match.
VVS Laxman also said that he was surprised to see India's choice of the new opening pair, while adding that the team management should have backed Murali Vijay.
Cheteshwar Pujara (68*) and Virat Kohli (47*) stitched an unbeaten 92-run stand to take India to 215/2 at stumps after debutant Mayank Agarwal's brilliant 76 on Day 1.
A win at MCG will boost either side's chances of securing a rare series victory.
Prasad wanted to set the record straight on the eve of the Boxing Day Test, which will feature the Saurashtra all-rounder.
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While Mayank Agarwal has been rewarded for his consistent show at the India A level, Prasad admitted that one needs to ponder on future of Rahul and Vijay after their consistent failures.
Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that India could open with Hanuma Vihari instead as every time he has batted he has looked more a No. 1, 2 or 3 batsman.
Day 3 saw plenty of action as Kohli notched up his 25th Test ton, Lyon picking another fifer and Australia extending their lead to 175 after bundling put the visitors for 283.
Vihari said that the Indian batting line-up will have to be disciplined and patient in similarly difficult conditions on day two.
A 112-run opening stand between Marcus Harris (70) and Aaron Finch (50) vindicated their decision to bat on green top before Indian bowlers made a decent recovery.
Hanuma Vihari and Ishant Sharma were the picks of the bowlers for India by taking two wickets each on the first Day of Perth Test.
Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara struck fifties as India scored 358 on Day 2 of the tour game versus Cricket Australia XI.
Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv Patel and Mayank Agarwal hit fifties as India A ended day one of the first unofficial Test versus New Zealand A at Mount Maunganui.
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