Bhuvneshwar Kumar has struggled since his return. Photo: BCCI
\n\nBhuvneshwar Kumar made his much-awaited India return after four years and made it to the T20I squad for the away series against New Zealand. The right-arm pacer has struggled since his return. He went wicketless and leaked 49 runs in four overs as NZ put on a big total of 225/4 on the board in the first game. He spent 50 runs and only scalped one wicket in the second T20I. NZ scored 180 in the fixture. Bhuvneshwar has only scalped one wicket and leaked runs at an economy rate of more than 12.
\n\nMorne Morkel has reacted to Bhuvneshwar's below-par performance since his return and asked for more time for him. Speaking to the media ahead of the third game, the India bowling coach said: "Look, I've got a lot of sympathy for his return. The reason why I say that is, one, there will be expectation after four years to come out. He's done exceptionally well in the IPL. He's bowled really well. One is to block the expectation factor out. Two, leading into his selection, I mean, there was a month of cricket where, yes, he trained, but…
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