IPL 2018: Bhuvneshwar Kumar Opens About his Injury Concern

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been out of the action due to a back injury.

It is a precautionary action that Kumar hasn’t played the last couple of matches for his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2018.

However, Hyderabad hasn’t missed the services of their pack leader, as they have successfully defended their last three targets even without Bhuvneshwar in their ranks.

Bhuvneshwar also talked about his improvement as a fast bowler. The fast bowler gave credit to his fitness for touching new heights in his career.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been instrumental in India’s success.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar revealed he is going to get back into action soon.

“My back has been stiff, and it’s just a precautionary decision to give me some rest. I should be back soon,” he told Mail Today in an Exclusive chat.

Bhuvneshwar always had swing under his armoury. He has recently added more pace to his arsenal which has helped him massively in his growth as a fast bowler.

India’s talismanic fast bowler added he had worked hard on his game in the last two years. Hence, Bhuvneshwar is reaping the sweet fruits of his hard work.

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The seam bowling all-rounder added,

“I worked hard on my game in the last two years. I think the St Lucia Test (2016) was the turning point as I wasn’t a regular in the Test team then but my spell on the fourth evening opened a window for India to win the Test. Since then, I have consciously worked on my pace and movement, my fitness and the variations required as a bowler. I would go back to the IPL in 2016 and say that really helped me realise what I needed to do with my fitness and bowling.”

Kumar further gave credit to Virat Kohli for instilling the fitness regime in the Indian national team.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has shown a consistent upward swing in his improvement graph. The fast bowler has been instrumental in the success of the Indian team.

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Bhuvneshwar further added the Indian team could savour success on the upcoming England tour. Kumar signed off,

“The last time we went to England in 2014 we won a Test but couldn’t capitalize after that. This time when we go there we know we can beat them and win the series. We have the bowling and batting, but we are aware that to win a long series abroad, we have to give our best, and we will be prepared for that”.

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