"Fit" Bhuvi ignored yet again; Rohit to lead in Virat's absence in T20

He was India's bowling spearhe till recently, but once out due to injury, he w finds himself "dumped" and "igred" by selectors for good reason. While all picks for Indian Test and Twenty20 teams against Banglesh series were on expected lines, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar's name did t make cut when selectors today anunced teams for both formats. As Republic TV h reported it first, Virat Kohli opted to rest himself and MS Dhoni still unavailable, Rohit Sharma will be leing India in T20 series.

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Bhuvi's last outing

'Bhuvi' last played for Team India in a T20 match against West Indies on August 6 and was igred for South Africa series. Strangely, Indian team manment feels Bhuvneshwar fits only for ODIs and t in Test or Twenty20 formats. Indian team coach Ravi Shastri h recently said that Bhuvneshwar was only an ODI option going forward. "re is Bumrah, Shami and Ishant in Test with Umesh Yav, and Navdeep Saini as back up. How you look after each one of m is very important. In ODIs, we have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar in wings," he said. tably, all or pace bowlers, except for Bhuvi, were considered and included in eir Test or T20 teams or both. Bhuvneshwar toured Caribbean recently for ODIs and T20Is, after being left out of Tests, and he picked four wickets in second ODI while conceding 31 runs. Bhuvneshwar was unavailable for selection for recent T20I series against South Africa and Tests that will commence on October 2, though re has been official anuncement to that effect.

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Bhuvi's chances in World T20

So that brings us to question of wher Bhuvneshwar still is in plans for T20 World Cup next year in Australia. Also, where is he placed in red-ball Test cricket where Bhuvi is expected to play a major role when it starts to swing. India’s squ for T20I series against Banglesh: Rohit Sharma(Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant(wk), Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur. India’s squ for Test series against Banglesh: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Saha (wk), R Jeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant.

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