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Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sreesanth (Source: Twitter)
The Indian team will be high on confidence as they defeated Australia 2-1 in their three-match T20I series. The men in blue bounced back in the series after losing the first match in Mohali. They were unable to defend 208 runs due to ineffective death bowling. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the experienced pacer, was expected to do well but couldn't.
Death bowling has been a cause of concern for the Indian team in recent times. Kumar has not been doing well since the Asia Cup 2022 and has leaked runs towards the end of the innings. The team was eliminated in the Super 4 round after losing its first two games against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
With senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah returning to the squad in the Australia series and Arshdeep already in the World Cup squad, speculation about Bhuvneshwar's place in the team has begun. Former India pacer Sreesanth believes Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be crucial for India in the T20 World Cup in Australia, and it appears the bowler is gaining support from the cricketing community.
"He has done up good batsmen. Even if you bowl good balls, there are 60-70% chances of being hit. Sometimes, it works out and sometimes it doesn’t. We have to support Bhuvneshwar Kumar, just like (we have to support) Dinesh Karthik when it comes to batting. I’m very confident about his experience and ability to swing the ball; he has a back-of-the-length slower ball, he has got the knuckle ball. If he varies his pace on the hard bouncy wickets, he will get good help on Australian pitches," Sreesanth told The Hindustan Times.
My only request is to never ever stop believing in your abilities: Sreesanth
"If Bhuvneshwar Kumar is listening to this – most often they don’t do it – but my only request is to never ever stop believing in your abilities. Sometimes, you really stop believing in your abilities. Sometimes, you get confused. Sometimes, you read a lot, and watch a lot of videos. Sometimes, you listen to a lot of opinions on the commentary. Even I have done that; everyone goes through that phase. But you got to believe in the immense ability that has got you here and made you the king. You got to believe in the higher power and trust your work ethics," he added.