The 5-match T20 series played between India and West Indies ended in a 2-2 draw, in which the last match of this series which was played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was canceled due to rain disruption. When the decision was taken to have this match of 9-9 overs after the rain stopped, then after losing the toss, Team India came to bat first and it was decided to cancel the match due to rain after 7.4 overs of the innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to Team India’s playing 11 in this match after a long gap of four years, but due to the cancellation of the match, he did not get a chance to bowl. However, despite this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to achieve a big feat in his name.
Bhuvneshwar becomes the Indian player who has missed the most matches between 2 T20 matches
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was constantly trying to make a comeback in Team India, finally got a chance to play the match but rain dashed his hopes. When Bhuvneshwar was included in the playing 11 in the fifth T20 match against West Indies, he became the Indian player to miss the most matches between two T20 International matches, in which earlier the name of Khalil Ahmed was on the first position in this list who had missed a total of 104 matches. Whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played his next match after playing his last T20 International match and missing a total of 106 T20I matches.
Indian players who missed the most matches between two T20 matches
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 106 T20 International matches (November 2022 to October 2026)
- Khaleel Ahmed – 104 T20 International matches (November 2019 to July 2024)
- Varun Chakravarthy – 86 T20 International matches (November 2021 to October 2024)
- Sanju Samson – 73 T20 International matches (July 2015 to January 2020)
- Shivam Dubey – 70 T20 International matches (February 2020 to August 2023)
Now all eyes will be on New Zealand tour
After the end of the five-match T20 series against West Indies, now the Indian team has to play its next series in this format on the tour of New Zealand from October 22 for five matches, in which Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also a part of the squad. In such a situation, everyone’s eyes will be on how he performs on the tour of New Zealand, in which the conditions there are quite favorable for his swing bowling.
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