Not Mohammed Shami or Mohammed Siraj: Dinesh Karthik names India's second-best bowler
Published - 11 Dec 2024, 05:47 PM | Updated - 11 Dec 2024, 11:34 PM
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik hailed the team's new recruit, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, as India's best bowler. The fast bowler was acquired by the franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2025, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru was among the one of the few franchises who had a great outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction 2025. The team acquired some big names in the bidding event and one among them was the premier India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was acquired by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the whopping price of INR 10.75 crore in IPL Auction 2025
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who played for 11 long years for Sunrisers Hyderabad, was acquired by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the whopping price of INR 10.75 crore in Jeddah. This surely would solve the problem of franchise, which they have had in the bowling department.
This will be a homecoming for Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he started his career in the Indian Premier League with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He was part of the team in 2009, and now, with a wealth of experience under his belt, he will be a vital cog in the wheel for the franchise.
I am convinced that he is the best bowler India has after Bumrah even today - Dinesh Karthik on Bhuvneshwar Kumar
With Bhuvneshwar getting picked by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, the mentor of the team heaped rich praise on the pacer. He called him India's best bowler after Jasprit Bumrah and while speaking in a video posted on a Twitter account, he explained:
"Just for the record, I am convinced that he is the best bowler India has after Bumrah even today. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best T20 bowler."
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the most successful bowlers in the history of the Indian Premier League
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the most successful bowlers in the history of the Indian Premier League. The premier pacer is the highest wicket-taker in the league among fast bowlers. In the 176 games, he has racked up 181 wickets.
The India National Cricket Team fast bowler has been going through terrific form in the T20 Cricket. He has been oozing his class with the ball in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 for Uttar Pradesh.
He also claimed a hat-trick in the tournament, picking 11 wickets from eight innings at an average of 12.90 and an economy rate of just 5.64. With the kind of form he is in, it will be a massive boost for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL.
The franchise is yet to win the IPL and this time around it will be a massive opportunity for them to end the title drought and add themselves to the list of teams with IPL titles under their belt.
