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Bhuvneshwar Kumar Eyes Twin Milestones Ahead of New Zealand T20Is
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News18•20-10-2026, 14:00
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Eyes Twin Milestones Ahead of New Zealand T20Is
- •Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to the Indian squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
- •The veteran pacer needs just 10 more wickets to reach 100 T20I scalps for India.
- •He is also six wickets away from completing 300 international wickets across all formats.
- •Bhuvneshwar earned his national recall following a strong resurgence in the IPL with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Key Questions Answered
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is approaching two major milestones: taking 10 more wickets to reach a century of T20I wickets, and achieving 300 total international wickets.
Bhuvneshwar earned his recall after a stellar resurgence with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL, where he took 45 wickets across 31 matches to help secure back-to-back titles.
Shreyas Iyer captains India's 16-player T20I squad for the five-match series against New Zealand, which also features returning players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakaravarthy.
