‘With his pace, if the ball is not swinging, he will probably struggle there’: Wasim Akram on Bhuvneshwar Kumar at T20 World Cup

Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram feels Bhuvneshwar Kumar is prone to wrestle in Australia within the upcoming T20 World Cup.

In a latest interview with Khaleej Times, Akram stated, “He (Bhuvneshwar) is good with the new ball, but with his pace, if the ball is not swinging, he will probably struggle there. But he is a very good bowler no doubt, swings both ways, has the yorker. But you need pace in Australia.”

Since the final T20 World Cup, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been India’s main wicket taker in T20Is with 35 scalps in 26 innings. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar may have added accountability with the ball on the earth match.

Akram additionally named tempo sensation Umran Malik because the pacer the lads in blue ought to play extra usually.

“You see that guy from Kashmir, Umran Malik, he is quick. India need to stick with him because he has got pace. If I was in the Indian think-tank, I would have picked him in the squad all the time,” he stated.

When requested about India’s key participant on the World Cup, Akram named in type batter Suryakumar Yadav as India’s trump card, additional sharing his private insights of the batter from his time on the Kolkata Knight Riders.

“He is a very dangerous player, he is a 360 player. I saw him first time when he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders. I spent two years with him. I was amazed that the KKR let him go. He was young, he was 19 or 20 then, imagine, he would have been the (KKR) captain by now ,” the 56-year-old recalled.

“I think he is the future as far as the T20 format is concerned. He is a treat to watch, one of my favourite players in the format no doubt.”

India will start their T20 World Cup marketing campaign on Sunday, October 23 in opposition to Pakistan on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.