Not an ideal start to 2022 for Team India as they haven’t won a single game yet this year. The South Africa tour ended disappointingly as the team lost 0-3 down to South Africa in ODIs. “Time to look at somebody else in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar”- Sunil Gavaskar.
One of the main reasons for the dip in Team India form has been the performance of the collective bowling unit. Since 2020 in ODIs, Team India has picked only 11 wickets in the first powerplay. As Bhuvneshwar Kumar looks out of form, Former Cricketer thinks that Deepak Chahar can be a like-for-like substitute for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
“Time to look at somebody else in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar”- Sunil Gavaskar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been a vital player of the pace trio with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. He should be replaced with someone like Deepak Chahar, who is pretty much similar to Bhuvneshwar and he can also contribute with the bat down the order.
B Kumar has also lost his place in the ODI set-up. He dropped from the squad against the upcoming home series against West Indies. After even the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are rested, Bhuvneshwar found it hard to make into the squad.
During a recent chat with Sports Today, Sunil Gavaskar said, “I think it’s time to look maybe at Deepak Chahar now. Younger man, who is pretty much a similar bowler, swings it both ways and bat handily down the order. Bhuvi has been a tremendous servant of Indian cricket, but in the last year or so, even in T20 cricket for the franchise, he has been expensive. So maybe it is time to look at somebody else.”
“I am not even sure what kind of a future he has anymore. He has lost out on pace, the accuracy he had at the start where he was getting the ball to move and get the wickets and then again towards the end over, the way he was coming and bowling, that has probably deserted him and it’s time for him to go back to the basics and work hard. That’s the one name that comes to mind.”- he further added
Currently, Team India is under Quarantine in Ahmedabad where they will face off against West Indies. The three-match ODI series will start on 6th February followed by the T20I series.
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