The sudden influx of talented pacers in the Indian cricket
team has taken the team to new heights. The spearhead among them is Bhuvneshwar
Kumar. With 63 wickets from 37 innings in Tests, the pacer has pushed himself
into the top echelons of the Indian cricket team.
And BCCI’s NCA bowling consultant Balvinder Singh Sandhu has
heaped praised on ‘Bhuvi’. He labeled him as ‘street smart’ while also
suggesting that his maturity level is beyond his peers in the Indian cricket
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"Bhuvi is a street-smart cricketer. If you compare
Bhuvneshwar with other bowlers we have, they may have more pace and are much
stronger than him, but this guy is more matured as a bowler. He gets the best
out of his talent. He is always close to delivering his peak potential,"
Sandhu told mid-day
yesterday.
"Bhuvi has showed more maturity than (senior pacer)
Ishant (Sharma). He gives an impression of being the main strike bowler, but
that is not the case when Ishant is bowling. Bhuvi is a thinking bowler."
Sandhu seemed particularly in awe of Kumar’s ability to
bowl with a smile on his face, even in the most adverse of situations.
"Even in a crisis, Bhuvi has a smile which makes him
physically and mentally relaxed. Generally, pacers lose their temper, get
agitated and when they get hit they get upset. It's not how Bhuvi reacts,"
Sandhu added.
