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Bhuvneshwar Kumar set for sensational Team India comeback after four years
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News18•17-10-2026, 16:17
Bhuvneshwar Kumar set for sensational Team India comeback after four years
- •Experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is expected to play the fifth and final T20 match against West Indies.
- •He last played a T20 International for India in November 2022 and earned a recall following a stellar IPL 2026 season with RCB.
- •Bhuvneshwar has taken 90 wickets in 87 T20 International matches, making him India's seventh most successful bowler in the format.
- •He is the first and only fast bowler in IPL history to take over 200 wickets in the tournament.
Key Questions Answered
Bhuvneshwar Kumar played his last T20 International match for India in November 2022 before returning to the team after a four-year gap in 2026.
In his long T20 International career spanning 87 matches, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken a total of 90 wickets, making him India's seventh most successful bowler in the format.
He earned his recall following a brilliant performance in IPL 2026, where he played all 16 matches for RCB, took 28 wickets as the league's second-highest wicket-taker, and won the 'Most Valuable Player' award.
