Bring back bhuvi

Bring Back Bhuvi: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has called for Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return to India’s T20I setup after the veteran seamer starred in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s dramatic two-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.

Bhuvneshwar produced a match-winning all-round display in Raipur, finishing with exceptional figures of 4-23 before later smashing a crucial six in the final over to help RCB complete a tense chase on the last ball on Sunday.

Impressed by the veteran pacer’s impact across phases of the game, Ashwin said Bhuvneshwar had shown enough to merit consideration for a national comeback.