Hanuma Vihari vows to 'never play for Andhra' for this shocking reason!

India cricketer and former Andhra Pradesh captain Hanuma Vihari has vowed to never play for Andhra Pradesh again in his career after a shocking row with the association.

Andhra Pradesh's Ranji campaign ended with a narrow defeat against Madhya Pradesh in the quarterfinals. They lost the match by just 4 runs and thus crashed out of the domestic competition.

But the despair for the Andhra team didn't end there, as batting stalwart Hanuma Vihari penned a note stating he would not continue with the Andhra team from next season.

Vihari accused Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) of removing him from captaincy after one of the team members complained against him.

"This post is about some facts I want to put forward. I was the captain in the first game against Bengal, during that game I shouted on 17th player and he complained to his dad(who is a politician), his dad in return asked the Association to take action against me. I never said anything on a personal note to the player but the association thought that player was more important than the guy who gave his body on the line last year and batted left handed, took Andhra to knock outs 5 times in the last 7 years and played for India in 16 tests," Vihari wrote on social media.

"I felt embarrassed but the only reason I continued playing this season because I respect the game and my team. I felt humiliated and embarrassed but I've not expressed it out until today. I've decided that I'll never play for Andhra where i lost my self-respect. I love the team. I love the way we're growing every season but association doesn't want us to grow," the note concluded.

Vihari's note was towards Andhra player Prudhvi Raj, who is the son of a YSRCP politician. The player then claimed the Indian player of verbally abusing him and the ACA also complied with that theory. The association released a statement and accused Vihari of internal groupism. The association also announced to lodge an inquiry to thoroughly investigate the incident.

The 30-year-old switched to Andhra Pradesh from Hyderabad and has represented India in 16 Tests, scoring 839 runs at an average of 33.