Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be India's next-gen seamer was decided on the same day he made his debut for India against Pakistan in 2012 where he showed his skills of swinging the ball both ways - a thing which most are unable to do throughout their careers. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
His skills on the show gave a new hope of someone who could make India successful in overseas tours. Indian seamers, till that point, struggled to bowl accurately, let alone pick wickets. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
As expected, Kumar made his debut in all formats in no time. He helped India won a memorable test match at Lord's where he picked up career-best figures of 6\/82. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
But in 2015, he suffered an ankle injury and since then has been struggling to regain full fitness for a long time. The ankle injury was a small one, he now has to deal with hamstring and back injuries which have kept him out of the game. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Back injury is generally a sign of someone who no longer is capable to stretch his limits, especially a fast bowler. Kumar played his last test match in 2018. He bowled in 37 test innings where he took 63 wickets at an average of 26.1 and a strike rate of 53. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Being in and out of the game decreased his chances of him making a comeback into the test side with the likes of Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini, T Natarajan giving the first choice bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Shami - a run for their money. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, though, remains a first-choice bowler for India's limited-overs plans. Post-2018, Kumar has not only added extra pace in his bowling but quite a few other variations. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Since 2019, Bhuvi has bowled in 52 innings for India across the two limited-overs formats in which he has taken 74 wickets at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 30.56. He is India's second-best ODI fast bowler in the last three years in terms of wickets - 48. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the recently held series against England, Kumar was spot on with his plans and accuracy. He bowled at an economy of 6.98 in T20Is and trouble the batters the most. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\nBhuvneshwar Kumar has been a class apart in this series. He's drawn a false shot with 26.3% of his deliveries, the highest of any bowler on either side. As they say - Bhuvi is back. #INDvENG<\/a><\/p>\r\n— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) March 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n