India vs Windies 2018: Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the Only Worry - Sunil Gavaskar

India played a near-perfect game of cricket on the other day in Mumbai facing the Windies. Initially, they have made the mockery of the opposition’s bowling and then the youngster, Khaleel Ahmed outclassed the Windies’ batsmen with his excellent display of fast bowling. Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar picks out Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the only worry for the hosts heading into fifth ODI.

Meanwhile, the team management and also the selectors gave a lengthy rest period to Bhuvneshwar Kumar ahead of bagging his services for the final three ODI games against the Windies. However, Bhuvneshwar hasn’t looked as fluent as Jasprit Bumrah, who received the same amount of rest.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked a little undercooked, reckons Gavaskar

The former legendary batsman felt the form of the swing master is a worrying sign for team India. He wants the team management to give him as many games as possible to make himself settle in the side.

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Further, he lauded the efforts made by Ambati Rayudu and the youngster, Khaleel Ahmed. Sunil Gavaskar went on to say the series loss looks inevitable for the Windies, especially, after looking at their body language.

”Ambati Rayudu also played magnificently to notch a hundred and cement his place in the team. In the bowling department, Khaleel got the white ball to swing quite nicely but it was the way he got the experienced Samuels that was the highlight,” Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column to Times of India.

”The only worry still is Bhuvneshwar Kumar and he is looking undercooked at the moment. The more he bowls the better it will be. Meanwhile, Windies will have to pull out all the stops if they are to level the series but the body language at Brabourne doesn’t give much hope of that happening,” he added.

However, as Sunil Gavaskar said, Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked pretty ordinary in a couple of games so far. Hopefully, he will find his rhythm back as quickly as possible.