Aakash Chopra says Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s career in the international arena may be in trouble. He’s noticed that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not recently been chosen for India’s team.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was not selected for India’s recent T20I series against Australia. The swing bowler has also been left out of any squads for the forthcoming multi-format tour of South Africa.
Aakash Chopra was questioned about Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s career and whether the Indian team’s doors are closed for him in a video posted on his YouTube channel, to which he replied:
“I and you won’t decide his career because we are not the selectors, and who are we to say whether it’s over or a long career is left? It’s not looking good in the current scenario. It seems like a roadblock has come.”
Aakash Chopra
The former India opener said that despite strong performances in the IPL 2023 and this season’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) seamer has been overlooked. He stated:
“You are not getting opportunities. You had a decent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and a decent IPL as well but you are not getting picked anywhere. It was decided long back that they won’t pick him in ODIs but now they are not picking him for T20Is also.”
Aakash Chopra
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was SRH’s leading wicket-taker in the previous IPL season, collecting 16 scalps in 14 games. The Uttar Pradesh bowler was the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy’s equal fourth-highest wicket-taker, with 16 dismissals in seven matches at an impressive economy rate of 5.84.
Aakash Chopra feels Bhuvneshwar Kumar is no longer in selectors’ radar
According to Aakash Chopra, the Indian selectors may have begun to consider candidates other than Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He clarified:
“So it seems like the selectors have started looking in other directions and there are options. It is actually a praiseworthy thing about Indian cricket that you always have so many options available that you say you can go with someone else.”
Aakash Chopra
Because of the abundance of pace-bowling options, even Umran Malik is not getting chances, according to the renowned analyst. He stated:
“So Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, and then you forget Umran Malik, whom you played matches four months ago. So this is the reality of Indian cricket. So for Bhuvi, you get the drift.”
Aakash Chopra
In Twenty20 International cricket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is India’s second-highest wicket-taker with 90 scalps in 87 games. Still, he doesn’t appear to be on the selectors’ minds right now, especially with seam-bowling resources at their disposal.
