One of the pillars of current Indian bowling attack in the white ball format, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been included in India’s T20 World cup squad. The 32 year old has made his place confirmed ahead of the like of Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar who are in the standby place.
There are no doubt about Bhuvneshwar has been a great bowler for India over the years but recently his performance in the Asia Cup and against Australia in the ongoing T20 series has been inconsistent. Kumar generally bowls with the new ball in the powerplay overs and also in the death.
Recent form –
Is Bhuvneshwar Kumar a good bowler for the T20 World Cup 2022?
In the crucial game against Pakistan in the Asia cup where India were defending a total, Kumar gave away plenty in the 19th over, which cost India elimination from the tournament. His death over bowling against champions Sri Lanka in the super 8’s was also all over the place. In the first ODI against Australia, coming out to defend a total of 208, Kumar was hammered by Matthew Wade again in the death overs to secure a remarkable chase.
What is the bowling style of Bhuvneshwar Kumar?
Kumar doesn’t have pace and in the batting friendly bouncy surfaces, if there are no swing on offer, Kumar might struggle again and that can cost India big time. Taking these few things into consideration, the team management should have enough doubt for their decision of taking pacers like Shami or Chahar in standby chart.
Few stats about Bhuvneshwar Kumar in T20s ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling speed
- The fast bowler has lost some of his speed due to his injuries. However, he now bowls consistently around the 145 kmph mark. It is the swing that is generally his lethal weapon, despite the lack of quick-fire pace.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar T20 wickets
- Kumar has taken 84 wickets from 78 T20Is for India with an impressive economy of 7.03.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar T20 ranking
- He is currently the 10 best T20 bowler in world cricket, with his form not being the best in recent times. However, he will want to improve on that with the T20 World Cup coming up.
How many 5-wicket hauls does Bhuvi have in T20s?
- Kumar has two five wicket hauls and five four wicket hauls to his name for India in T20Is.
Against which country does Bhuvi have the best T20 figures?
- His best figures is 5/4 against Afghanistan in the recently concluded Asia Cup in Dubai.
Who is best, Bumrah or Bhuvneshwar?
Out of all the Indian seamers with 50 Test wickets, only Jasprit Bumrah has a better average than Bhuvneshwar. Further, though he is not at the same numbers as his rival, Bumrah is still showcasing a better economy at present (post Bhuvi’s poor recent form).
