IND vs ENG: India will need experience of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli said

India captain Virat Kohli said on Thursday that fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is important for his plans for the T20 World Cup which is to be played in India later this year. The five-match T20I series will be played between India and England starting on Friday. Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is returning to the team for more than a year due to injury. This fast bowler last played for India in T20I against West Indies in December 2019.

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“Bhubaneswar is taking shape really well. He’s back, he’s fit,” Kohli said while replying to an ANI query during a virtual press conference.

“He has worked really well to achieve full fitness and look he is a smart operator, we have seen that in the past. He continues to bring that experience into the field that is going to be important to us Has been. He has. ” Clear understanding of what he wants to do next.

“He wants to contribute to many more Indian wins in the coming months. Obviously in the T20 World Cup, we will need our most experienced bowler and he is there with any other player in the world – in the beginning, in the middle. , And also in death.

He said, “He is someone you can trust and I am very happy to have him back.” Hopefully, he can prepare strongly from here and is also ready for the World Cup. ”

Asked if he thinks India will be favorites for the T20 World Cup later this year, Kohli said: “I really think England will be the team to beat in the T20 World Cup, they will be in the world. Are number one and they will be the main focus in this year’s World Cup.

“All other teams will be wary of the strength they bring to the park and they will be the favorites and that will not change regardless of how they think.”

Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested for the series and T Natarajan’s participation in the series seems doubtful.

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The hosts have a lot of problems to pick and choose from the likes of Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur and the returned Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Bhubaneshwar, who is a death specialist, could only take a nap due to his skill, who has paid dividends for his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.