Bhuvneshwar Kumar is struggling: Danish Kaneria says India pacer won't be ideal option for death overs
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Danish Kaneria said Bhuvneshwar Kumar will not be the ideal option for death overs at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month. Kaneria said Bhuvneshwar is struggling with his form and will not be useful in conditions where there is no swing on offer.
Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria said that India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will not be the "ideal option for death overs" at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month.
Kaneria pointed out that Bhuvneshwar is struggling with his form and will not be useful in conditions where there is no swing on offer. "Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gone for plenty in his last few outings," Kaneria said on his YouTube channel.
"The Indian team cannot rely on him. He won't be useful in conditions where there is no swing on offer. You won't get much swing in Australia and the matches are expected to be played on hard tracks. He is struggling with his form and won't be the ideal option for death overs."
There have been concerns over Bhuvneshwar's death-over bowling as he conceded a lot of runs in the last part of the innings. During the recently concluded Asia Cup, Bhuvneshwar leaked 19 runs in the penultimate over against Pakistan and Sri Lanka which eventually cost India matches.
In the first T20I against Australia, Bhuvneshwar was hammered for 52 runs and he remained wicketless in Mohali. Meanwhile, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar recently blamed fatigue for a dip in Bhuvneshwar's form.
"With Bhuvneshwar Kumar, it’s never a very simple answer but you’ve got to give one of the simple answers and one of the main reasons why Bhuvi seems to be off the boil - is playing too much cricket. In the sense, that he’s played all the matches coming into this series as well," Manjrekar said while speaking on SPORTS18’s daily sports news show SPORTS OVER THE TOP.
"The Bhuvneshwar Kumar I have seen over the years, he’s not one of the strongest guys going around, he’s not somebody who takes a lot of workloads, he plays one format and hardly any other. He’s somebody if you notice, barring injury, if he comes later a break to play in any tournament, he’s at his best in the first few games."
