Bhuvneshwar Kumar is our leading bowler in this lineup and he accepted that responsibility well: Rohit Sharma

England tour of India 2021: Rohit Sharma has heaped appreciation of Bhuvneshwar Kumar after India won the five-match T20I series against England, on Saturday, by a 3-2 margin.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was at the helm of India’s bowling performance in Saturday’s decider as he produced figures that are exceptional in the T20I format. The veteran pacer claimed an early breakthrough for India, defending an abundant total of 224/2. In the very first over, Kumar uprooted Jason Roy from the attack. He came back to dismiss dangerman Jos Buttler, who scored a 34-ball 52, in the 13th over and turned the game to India’s advantage. From there, the advantage never fell back into Eoin Morgan’s side. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 2/15 off his 4 overs was India’s biggest match winning performance. “See, Bhuvi’s been here long enough and he has done really 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 obviously we do understand, you know, that we need to put the responsibility on him, a lot more come the crucial overs,” Rohit Sharma said about ‘Bhuvi’ at a post-match press conference on Saturday.