Published 16:26 IST, December 17th 2019

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's sports hernia embarrasses NCA in the eyes of the BCCI

India's prime pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar could have faced serious consequences if his hernia symptoms were not spotted in time. Find out what happened at the NCA.

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India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been pulled out of current ODI series against West Indies and even following tour of New Zealand. Kumar suffered from sports hernia but his ailment was discovered later than it should have been. fast bowler, however, has t suffered from any serious complications and will w be recovering.

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NCA: Dependable or t?

According to latest media reports, National Cricket Academy (NCA) at Bengaluru was helping Bhuvneshwar Kumar recover from his issues and through m, he got examined three different times. Although multiple scans were done, Kumar's hernia went undetected, which is why  NCA declared him ready to play. Later on, Indian team's physiorapist helped in discovery of Bhuvneshwar's ailment.

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Sources have also been reported to condemn irresponsibility demonstrated by NCA and Indian team may take matter to BCCI and Rahul Dravid, who heads NCA. It is also being reported that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is heavily sceptical of NCA and will be consulting a private firm. Sources have also spoken about Kumar being crucial in 2020 T20 World Cup and having an opportunity to recover during IPL.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar replaced by Shardul Thakur

Indian pacer Shardul Thakur will be replacing injured Bhuvneshwar in remaining West Indies ODIs. India will w face West Indies in second ODI at Visakhapatnam. Led by Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer's spectacular hundreds, West Indies won first ODI at Chennai. Indian team will also be hoping for a better performance as youngster Rishabh Pant finally hit form along with Shreyas Iyer. two's partnership in first match was vital in getting India to a dependable total.

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14:13 IST, December 17th 2019