Bhuvneshwar Kumar not resting on laurels, will probably be within the body for T20 World Cup in Australia: Sunil Gavaskar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar regarded extraordinary within the ODIs in South Africa however the pacer has returned to type and is in competition for a spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad, based on Sunil Gavaskar.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will probably be in competition for T20 World Cup spot, says Gavasskar (AFP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSBhuvneshwar Kumar shone in India’s 1st T20I vs Sri LankaBhuvneshwar did have a stoop in type in limited-overs cricketGavaskar mentioned Bhuvneshwar will probably be in competition for T20 World Cup squad

Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar mentioned Bhuvneshwar Kumar will doubtless be within the body for T20 World Cup 20222 in Australia, including the senior pacer labored laborious to recuperate from a current stoop in type. The former captain mentioned Bhuvneshwar didn’t relaxation on his laurels however labored his method to get again into the reckoning.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up 2 wickets and conceded simply 9 runs in his 2-over spell within the first T20I in opposition to Sri Lanka on Thursday. The senior pacer was in wonderful type within the T20I sequence in opposition to the West Indies, being miserly within the 2 matches he performed.

Bhuvneshwar has been capable of enhance his tempo and hassle the opposition with swing after trying flat within the ODI sequence in South Africa the place he was taken to the cleaners. The senior pacer was additionally dropped from the facet in the course of the T20 World Cup following a string of poor performances. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has picked up simply 9 wickets in 7 ODIs within the final two years however the current return to type exhibits the work he has put in, based on Gavaskar.

“He is again making a point. Yes, he had a pretty ordinary series in South Africa. But he has come back well. Again, look at the competition, nobody can take his place for granted. He has been a senior bowler for such a long time, the moment he slipped a little bit and questions were asked about him, he has picked himself up,” Gavaskar informed Star Sports.

“He hasn’t gone into a shell, thinking ‘oh what is going to happen?’. He has worked harder, he has looked at his bowling and he is trying to get better with every passing day. And that’s what is important. He is not resting on his laurels. He is saying with the extra pace and the bounce that I will get in Australia, he will in the frame,” he added.

Bhuvneshwar faces stiff competitors as India have loads of opinions within the pace-bowling division for the T20 World Cup. With the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur placing their hand up with constant performances, India will probably be choices to pair with Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.

India managed to limit Sri Lanka to 137/6 within the first T20I after posting 199 on the board, due to Ishan Kishan’s match-winning 89. The two groups will meet within the 2nd ODI in Dharamsala on Saturday.

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