India vs England: ‘Always good to contribute to team’s victory,’ says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
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The Indian cricket team made a terrific comeback in the T20Is after trailing 1-2 in the five-match series. However, Virat Kohli’s men claimed back-to-back wins in the next two games to clinch the trophy. India has not just lifted the trophy but took several positives from their members’ individual performances as well.
The debutants Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav impressed all with their batting performances. Also, Hardik Pandya started bowling his quota of four overs, aiding the balance of the side. Another player who gained appreciation throughout the series was Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Indian speedster made a wonderful comeback in international cricket after missing out on the tour of Australia.
The 31-year old also won the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his brilliant performance in the ultimate game of the series. Kumar claimed two crucial wickets of England openers Jason Roy and Jos Buttler while giving away just 15 runs.
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“Always good to be back. Always good to contribute to the team’s win. All good body wise. Was confident because I played the domestic matches. When you get a wicket in the first over with the inswingers, it always gives you joy and confidence,’ said Bhuvneshwar Kumar while the MoM award.
Bhuvi accepted the responsibility pretty well: Rohit Sharma
Indian team vice-captain and opening batsman Rohit Sharma also hailed Bhuvneshwar Kumar during a virtual press conference after the match. Sharma mentioned that Kumar accepted the responsibility and delivered accordingly during the game.
“See, Bhuvi’s been here long enough and he has done really well for us in the shorter formats. One of the leading bowlers, you know. When obviously in this particular lineup he is our leading bowler so we do understand, you know, that we need to put the responsibility on him, a lot more come the crucial overs,” Rohit Sharma said in the press conference.
“And he had accepted that responsibility pretty well, bowled the crucial overs at the start and then towards the end back end which we thought was not easy at all considering how much dew was on the field,” he added.
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