Bhuvneshwar Kumar Career: India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) The fourth T20 match was played in Auckland on 30 October (Friday). In this match, the Indian team made some surprising changes in its playing-11. The biggest change in this was the dropping of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had returned to the Indian team after almost 4 years. However, his comeback was not that effective. Bhuvi’s performance in the first 3 matches of the T20 series against New Zealand was disappointing. Due to this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was dropped from the playing-11 in the fourth T20 match of the series. After this, discussion about his future has started on social media. Now the big question is whether Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s T20 International career is over?
Is Bhuvi’s career over?
When Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bhuvneshwar Kumar) When he was dropped from the fourth T20, the news of his retirement started going viral on the internet. Bhuvi made a comeback in the T20 series against New Zealand this year after November 2022. However, his performance was not good. Because of this, the team management dropped Bhuvi from the fourth T20, but did not give the reason behind it. Some people say that the team management wants to give more time to Bhuvi, so that he can regain his rhythm. Bhuvi has not yet appeared in his rhythm in this series.
Bhuvi’s performance in New Zealand
Bhuvneshwar Kumar played the first 3 matches in the T20 series against New Zealand. During this period, he bowled 12 overs and took only 1 wicket, while spending 139 runs. His economy was 11.58, which was much higher than his career. Before this series, Bhuvi had spent runs at an economy of less than 7 in his entire T20 International career. Now the economy rate of his T20 International career has crossed 7.
Team India lost as soon as Bhuvi was out.
In the fourth T20, the Indian team took the field without Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Indian team had to face a crushing defeat in this match. The bowlers of the Indian team spent 259 runs in 20 overs in this match. With this India got the target of 260 runs. In response, the Indian team could score only 172 runs in 20 overs. New Zealand easily won this match by 87 runs. However, the Indian team had already taken a 3-0 lead in this series. Currently this series is at 3-1.