The T20 World Cup is three months away, and for India, it is an opportunity to put last year’s World Cup behind them and begin over. A lot has happened since then: Rohit Sharma has replaced Virat Kohli as India’s captain, while Rahul Dravid has taken over as coach from Ravi Shastri. As a result, India will try to go all out in the inaugural ICC tournament of the Rohit-Dravid era. This is clear in India’s experiments, as they try out different combinations with each series in order to agree on the best Paying XI and squad for the T20 World Cup.
Not only has there been a shift in the support staff, but also among the players in contention. Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, and Shubman Gill were not even in the mix at this time last year, but the veteran combo of DK and Bhuvi are back on the selectors’ radar, while Gill, Arshdeep, and numerous other youngsters have excelled greatly.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, in particular, has seemed to be a completely different cricketer. After struggling with form and fitness difficulties, it appeared that Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s career was coming to an end, but the way he has recaptured his mojo, getting nasty in and outswingers with velocity and providing his side early breakthroughs. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return makes the senior India bowler an easy selection for India in the T20 World Cup.
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“Bhuvneshwar Kumar just gave an interview, and he is currently at his best. We felt he would not have an international career eighteen months ago. But he has recovered admirably and is a foregone conclusion in the T20 world cup team “he said on Sports18’s daily sports news broadcast, ‘Sports Over The Top.’
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 20 wickets for India in 15 matches since the T20 World Cup last year, with a high of 4/13 against South Africa in Vizag. Unlike many other veteran Indian cricketers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not taken breaks, which Manjrekar believes has helped the 32-year-old fast.
“Bhuvneshwar Kumar has plainly stated, as do many other players, that when you’re in a rut, the best way to get out of it is to play. So, hopefully, it will occur shortly “He continued.
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