Former Indian cricketer and commentator, Aakash Chopra, believes that Bhuvneshwar Kumar must deliver on a consistent basis if he wants to be part of Team India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, as there is tough competition in the team.
His comments came after Bhuvneshwar snared four wickets while conceding just 13 runs in India’s four-wicket loss in the second T20I against South Africa on Sunday (June 12).
Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel: “Is Bhuvneshwar Kunar still your premier T20 bowler? I think conditions apply (to it). This was a phenomenal performance (against South Africa).”
He added, “He took three wickets with the new ball. He’s brilliant when the conditions are favorable (to his style of bowling), he’s unplayable. The race is tough (though). There’s Bumrah, Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, T Natarajan, Mohsin Khan, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.”
The former cricketer said that Bhuvneshwar should continue to deliver such performances on a continuing basis if he wants to join Jasprit Bumrah as India’s premier pacer and travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup 2022 to be played in October-November this year.
Chopra signed off by saying, “He (Bhuvneshwar) was slightly behind the curve if we talk about the previous T20 World Cup but if he continues to perform like this, then he’s right up there. B&B (Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar) connection will be back. This was a superb performance.”
