The Indian National Cricket Team gets a major update from the injury section of players. After Shikhar Dhawan being ruled out from the tournament, Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up an injury. However, t seems like the recovery of Kumar is going in the right direction, as he started bowling in the nets again.
India fast-bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar handed the team a major boost as he returned to training ahead of the crunch clash against Windies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday. However, it is still not known if he will be in contention to be in the playing XI for the clash or not.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar had sustained an injury during India’s victory over Pakistan. Now, he turned up at an indoor net session two days before the game against West Indies. India is currently No.3 in the World Cup 2019 points table with 9 points from 5 matches.
India could get the swing master boost:
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded a video on social media. In which, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has seen bowling during an indoor net session. The post read: “Look who’s back in the nets. #TeamIndia #CWC19.”
In Bhuvneshwar’s absence, Mohammed Shami did exceedingly well in India’s match against Afghanistan. In which, the ‘Men in Blue’ won by 11 runs to keep their unbeaten run going on in the tournament. Shami also became only the second Indian player in the history of the sport to scalp a World Cup hat-trick.
Most probably, they wouldn’t rush Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Shami doing the trick. The team would expect him to be available for the business end of the tournament. Bhuvneshwar Kumar may not play India’s 6th match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup against West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday. Despite that, he was seen bowling in the indoor nets session.
However, this is a good sign for India who has relied heavily on their pacers – Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins Nets:
Look who's back in the nets ??#TeamIndia #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/m8bqvHBwrn
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2019