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Cricket | January 16, 2020 12:27 ISTIndian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was sidelined with an injury after the T20I series against West Indies in December.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was sidelined with an injury after the T20I series against West Indies in December.
The senior seamer, who is expected to be out for an indefinite period of time, doesn't want to blame the National Cricket Academy for allegedly bungling his rehabilitation.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played the three-match T20I series against West Indies, has been ruled out with a groin injury.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been officially ruled out of the impending three-match series against West Indies owing to a groin injury.
The nature of the injury is yet to be confirmed, but the team management are waiting for the final confirmation from the medical staff based on which the replacement will be announced.
Since 2018, no Indian bowler has bowled as many deliveries in the powerplays and in the death as Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He also has the joint-most wickets among Indians in the first six overs and the highest in the final four overs.
This indicates that Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami are almost certain to make the cut.
The Indian quicks' unmatched success in the campaign stands as the primary reason behind the team's unprecedented run.
The Indian team management seems to have taken charge of Bhuvneshwar's final phase of rehabilitation.
In a conversation with India TV, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's childhood coach Vipin Vats talked about his absence from the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took 4 wickets in the 2nd ODI against West Indies, revealed that Virat Kohli badly wanted a century.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is the senior-most pacer in the T20I series, has said that he is always willing to guide youngsters like Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed.
Navdeep Saini took three wickets on his debut, winning the man of the match award. In a post-match interview with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he revealed the story behind his tattoo.
The series could also see Rahul Chahar and Navdeep Saini make their international debuts as many senior bowlers have been rested. The only experienced campaigner in the pace bowling line-up is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
In the recently concluded World Cup held in England and Wales, Bhuvneshwar returned with figures of 10 wickets from six matches at an economy of 5.20.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja and Dinesh Karthik could come into the squad in place of a spinner and Kedar Jadhav as India aim to seal semi-final spot on Tuesday.
Bhuvnehswar Kumar faced an injury during the game against Pakistan and was replaced by Mohammed Shami.
In a big positive for the Indian team management, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled for around 30-35 minutes at the indoor nets in Manchester on Tuesday.
Navdeep Saini is one of India's fastest bowlers and will be expected to give good practice to the top-order.
The status of his injury will be known very shortly, according to the Indian team's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu.
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