The gesture comes months after Vihari, disillusioned by past mistreatment, publicly vowed to sever ties with Andhra Pradesh cricket.

The Andhra Cricket Association has served a show-cause notice to Hanuma Vihari a month after the India batter accused the governing body of unceremoniously removing him from captaincy and vowed not to play for the state again.

Hanuma Vihari's resignation from the captaincy of the Andhra Pradesh Ranji team has ignited a political firestorm in the state, especially with elections on the horizon. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the opposition party, has alleged that a corporator from the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) played a role in pressuring Vihari to step down.