Mumbai: Despite Mohammed Shami taking a memorable hattrick in India’s win over Afghanistan in the last game, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar feels Virat Kohli should go with Bhuvneshwar Kumar for their next World Cup 2019 tie against the West Indies on Thursday. “For the upcoming match between India and West Indies, if I had to […]
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Bhuvneshwar hits the net running under watchful eyes of Farhart
New Delhi: 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. While it is unclear if he will be in contention for the game against West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday, the close to full run-up bowling session […]
Indian physios working closely with injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Southampton: The Indian team is waiting for an update on the status of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s fitness. Speaking to the media after a two-day break post India’s thrashing win over arch-rivals Pakistan, the team’s strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu said that the pacer was being assessed by physio Patrick Farhart after he was down […]
Bhuvneshwar out for next 2-3 games, confirms Kohli
Manchester: Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who suffered a hamstring injury against Pakistan, will be sidelined for a maximum of three games in the ongoing World Cup, skipper Virat Kohli has confirmed. Kumar injured his hamstring while bowling the fourth ball of his second over and had to walk off the field during Pakistan’s chase of 337 […]
Shami, Bumrah and my role will be crucial: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Cardiff: The Indian bowling attack has definitely been spoken about most going into the 2019 World Cup and rather than taking it as a pressure scenario, India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has revealed that the bowling unit is aware of what is expected of them and they will look to play to their strength. “We […]
India’s WC squad: Karthik pips Pant, Shankar in at No.4
New Delhi: Dinesh Karthik has beaten Rishabh Pant in the race to become the second wicket-keeper in the Indian team for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales. The five wise men of Indian cricket, led by M.S.K. Prasad, met in Mumbai on Monday and picked the 15-member squad. Vijay Shankar goes to the […]
SRH need to sort out little details, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
New Delhi : Ahead of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar reckons that to lay their hands on the silverware, the team needs to look out for the “little things” which can make them champions. The 28-year-old leading India bowler said the team needs to do […]
Bhuvi jumps to 12th, Kohli drops to 6th in T20I rankings
Dubai : Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar jumped 20 places to be 12th, while captain Virat Kohli dropped three places to be sixth in the Twenty20 International (T20I) bowling and batting rankings revealed on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar picked up seven wickets in the three-match series against South Africa as India won 2-1. Fellow Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah […]
No Kohli, Dhoni, Bhuvi in T20I tri-series squad
Mumbai : Captain Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested as India on Sunday named their squad for the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 cricket tri-series slated to take place in Colombo from March 6. While opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will assume roles of captain and […]
Adapting to Kookaburra, bounce crucial for SA series: Bhuvneshwar
Cape Town, Dec 31 Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said on Sunday that adapting to the Kookaburra ball and the bouncy wickets here will be crucial during the upcoming Test series against South Africa. “The first thing that comes to our mind about bowling in South Africa is bouncy wickets, seaming wickets. But you can’t be […]