IND vs SL: Bhuvneshwar Kumar Has Come Back And Shown The World Why He Rated Highly In This Format – Dinesh Karthik

Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has showered praise on senior Indian speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his incredible performance in the first T20I of the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka, where India won by 62 runs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered an amazing performance against Sri Lanka in the first T20 International as he dismissed opener Pathum Nissanka in the first ball of the Sri Lanka innings and then dismissed opener Kamil Mishara in his second over. Overall he gave away 9 runs in 2 overs and bagged 2 wickets.

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Speaking on Cricbuzz live, Dinesh Karthik said that the bowling performance of India in the first T20I was a big positive for the team. He elaborated:

“The things I liked in the bowling attack was to see Harshal Patel bowl in the powerplay. Venkatesh Iyer stitched his first over well. Jadeja looked good, and Chahal created two opportunities in his spell. Those boxes were ticked for India.”

“If there is a little bit of swing, we can see Bhuvi is a master and a handful to deal with. He had a quiet tour in South Africa, but he has come back and shown the world why he rated highly in this format, an absolute gem of a spell at the top.”

While talking about middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, Karthik said that he performed well in the match to stay in India’s scheme of things. He asserted:

“With Covid and other prevalent issues, Shreyas might get a chance to bat at any position 3,4,5 at any given point in near future. So the most important thing for him would be to put up enough scores to be part of the Indian set-up, and that’s what he is doing. He did okay against West Indies, and today, he performed well.”

It’s never easy for batsmen to walk in after a great opening partnership – Zaheer Khan

Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer came out to bat after the dismissal of captain Rohit Sharma and he played an aggressive knock. He scored 57 runs off 28 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes and he batted with a strike rate of 203.57.

Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was highly impressed with the performance of the middle-order batsman and said that batting after a great opening partnership is never an easy job for the players. He added that Iyer played a fantastic knock. He asserted:

“It’s never easy for batsmen to walk in after a great opening partnership. You are always caught up with the tempo you want to set, that is the challenge Shreyas Iyer had and you need a good temperament to handle that. He had to adapt and adjust to the low bounce and speed of the wicket. From that point of view, Shreyas did a fantastic job and played a matured knock.”

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