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In the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup being held in Australia with unexpected twists, India, who are aiming to win the title for the second time, defeated their arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match with the help of Virat Kohli’s historic innings and defeated the Netherlands in the second match. So India, who have secured their place in the semi-finals, will next face South Africa on October 30.
Earlier, the pace department, which was expected to falter due to Jasprit Bumrah’s injury in the last over of the series, has been contributing to the wins thanks to the solid performance of Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshideep Singh. In particular, senior bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who had to lead the fast bowling alliance in the absence of Bumrah, performed amazingly in the first match against Pakistan, giving only 22 runs in 4 overs and taking 1 wicket at a lower economy of 5.50 than other bowlers.
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More than that, he bowled the first 2 overs against the Netherlands as maiden overs, giving away only 9 runs in 3 overs, taking 2 wickets and again bowling at a much lower economy of 3.00 than other bowlers. He made his debut in the year 2012 and in the next few years he emerged as the main bowler in all 3 types of Indian team. He is especially good at swinging the new ball and taking wickets. After 2018, he lost his permanent place in the ODI and Test team due to an injury and has been playing only in T20 cricket.
However, in the recent Asia Cup, he came in for a lot of teasing, especially in the 19th over, as he gave away runs and dropped wins. At that time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar said that he was worried about being criticized for forgetting the role he had played for India for all these years and said that he has completely stayed away from social media to be amazing in this World Cup without worrying about it. Here is what he said in a recent interview.
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“Over the years I have acted in just one series. It ended up happening though. The media and commentators can say whatever they want about our death bowling. But as a team we are always trying to push ourselves through the peaks and troughs. T20 cricket is very tough for bowlers. Similarly, if the pitch is in our favor, the batsmen will also struggle. But the Asia Cup is a big series and everyone will criticize you.”
“So I’m completely off social media during the World Cup so I don’t know what they’re writing. Because it is from social media that such criticism hits you. And I don’t expect my ball to always swing. Arshideep Singh and I are happy to work together here. He has been doing amazing since his debut.”
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“Being a young player, he has been taking a lot of advice from me, Rohit and Virat for this World Cup and is doing well. Also we haven’t decided anyone yet to bowl in the death overs. On the day of the match we act as if the situation somehow suits us.
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Jasprit Bumrah’s absence in this series is a huge loss for us. For that, if he is in the team, there is no way that we will achieve extra. Even if he is, we will show the same activities,” he said.
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