Ind vs WI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar unlikely to play in West Indies ODI series; here's why

India is on a roll after beating the visiting West Indies 2-1 in the three-match T20I series. The focus of of the West Indies tour of India now shifts to the 3-match ODI series. But even before India face West Indies in the 1st ODI, the 'Men in Blue' could be in for a huge blow after reports emerged on Friday that fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar complained of pain during the recently concluded series.

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Ind vs WI: Bhuvneshwar Kumar's injury

According to a report published in a leading Indian daily, Bhuvneshwar complained of pain after India’s 67-run-win at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. No official announcement has been made by the team management or the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI]. Earlier Mayank Agarwal replaced Shikhar Dhawan in the team after the opening batsman failed to recover from a keen injury he sustained while playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar injury history

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s history with injuries is well known to Indian fans and team management. In the past 18-20 months, the pacer has not played a Test match since the 2018 tour of South Africa, in which he was India’s Player of the Series. He missed the five-match series in England and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia due to back issues. During the 2019 50-over World Cup, Bhuvi suffered a hamstring injury during India’s clash against Pakistan. Even even though he played throughout the tournament, he missed the following T20I series against South Africa and Bangladesh to recover from injury.

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Ind vs WI 3rd T20I highlights 

Asked to bat first, India posted 240 for 3, thanks to top-quality knocks from KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli. West Indies managed to score only 173 for 8 in reply despite a quickfire fifty by skipper Kieron Pollard. Bhuvneshwar, who looked off-colour in the first two games, came back strongly in the final game of the series the side to victory. The first ODI of the three-match series will take place in Chennai on December 15th.

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