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Bhuvneshwar Kumar Returns To India Playing 11 Against West Indies After Four-Year Exile
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News18•17-10-2026, 21:20
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Returns To India Playing 11 Against West Indies After Four-Year Exile
- •Bhuvneshwar Kumar has returned to India's playing 11 for the fifth T20I against the West Indies, marking his first international appearance in four years.
- •He was initially brought in as a cover after left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh suffered an impact injury in the previous match.
- •The game marks a sentimental return for Bhuvneshwar at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the same venue where he made his international debut over a decade ago.
- •Due to heavy rain, the match was shortened to a nine-over-per-side contest with under three overs of powerplay.
- •India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and emphasized focusing on the team's strengths while acknowledging the explosive gameplay of the West Indies.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to the national side after a four-year exile when he was roped in as a cover after left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh suffered an impact injury to his shoulder while batting in the fourth match.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar last played an international match for India exactly 1425 days prior, against New Zealand in Napier in 2022.
The match format was shortened to nine overs per side with under three overs of powerplay because rain washed away almost two hours of the contest.
