Morne Morkel On Earth: The return to Team India after 4 years has not been good for India’s experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvi has played 2 matches after his return, but his performance has been disappointing. Bhuvi has taken only 1 wicket in 2 matches, while giving away runs at an economy of more than 12. He has spent 99 runs in just 8 overs. Fans had big expectations from Bhuvi, because he was performing well in IPL. Now Team India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has talked about Bhuvneshwar Kumar. While defending the experienced fast bowler, he advised that he should ignore external expectations and focus only on his game. Morne Morkel has advised Bhuvi to remain calm and keep doing her work.
What did Morkel say about Bhuvi?
Team India’s bowling coach advised Bhuvi that he does not need to run after anything, just remain as he is. He further said that Bhuvneshwar Kumar needs a few matches to regain his rhythm. Morne Morkel said on Bhuvi’s return, ‘I have full sympathy with him. There will be a lot of expectations from him when he returns after four years. He has performed exceptionally well in the IPL and has bowled brilliantly.
Morkel said, ‘The biggest challenge for him is to ignore the pressure of expectations. He has also got less opportunity to practice. He has everything, skill and experience, but he needs to be given a chance to establish himself in a few matches. They will have to ignore external things and play their natural game.
Bhuvi wreaked havoc in IPL
36 year old Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been performing brilliantly in IPL for the last 2 seasons. He has also played an important role in Royal Challengers Bangalore winning the IPL trophy twice in a row. Bhuvi took 17 wickets in IPL 2025, while he took 28 wickets in IPL 2026. Bhuvi took a total of 45 wickets in both the seasons, but his form went away as soon as he joined Team India. Bhuvi spent 49 runs without taking any wicket in his first match after his return. After this, in the second match he got 1 wicket, but spent 50 runs.
Will Bhuvi play in the third T20?
The Indian team will play the third T20 match against New Zealand on 27 October. In this match, the Indian team can enter with some changes in its bowling. In such a situation, it will also be interesting to see whether the team management will repose confidence in Bhuvneshwar Kumar.