Bhuvneshwar Kumar failed to put on impressive performance in the IND vs NZ T20Is (Credit: AP)
\n\nAfter Bhuvneshwar Kumar's poor comeback in the just finished series against New Zealand, Ravichandran Ashwin does not think he would play for India again. He claimed that the right-arm pacer's chapter of his career will probably be closed due to his age and that he failed to translate his IPL form to the international arena. After two years of outstanding IPL performances for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), where he claimed 45 wickets—many of them at the level M Chinnaswamy Stadium—Bhuvneshwar won the comeback. He did not strike the deck as hard in New Zealand as he did in the IPL, though, so his deliveries sat up for the batters. As a result, he gave up 180 runs in four innings at an economy rate of 11.25.
\n\n"Bhuvneshwar Kumar—he hasn’t bowled that well; he didn’t prove his form. IPL and here—there was a difference of sky and earth. So I think that chapter is maybe closed. It’s very difficult. How will he come back?" Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.
\n\nWhen questioned if he would not want to give him more opportunities, Ashwin replied that…
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