The Indian cricket fraternity took to social media to offer birthday wishes to boost veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who turned 33 on Sunday. Since his international debut in 2012, Bhuvneshwar has represented India in 21 Tests, 121 ODIs and 87 T20Is. In 21 Test matches he has taken 63 wickets at an average of 26.09 and an economy rate of 2.94. His best innings bowling figures are 6/82 in this format. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to express their wishes to the speed veteran who has confused many with his swing throughout his career.
“229 intl. equates to 294 intl. Wickets 2013 ICC Champions Trophy winner Here’s to wishing @BhuviOfficiala a very happy birthday #TeamIndia,” BCCI’s tweet read.
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ICC Champions Trophy winnerHere’s wishing @BhuviOfficial a very happy birthday#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/B99AI5l71D
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 5, 2023
Indian star batsman Virat Kohli took to Instagram to wish Bhuvneshwar on his birthday. “Happy Birthday Bhuvi. Have a good year ahead,” Virat’s Instagram story captioned.
Indian opening veteran Shikhar Dhawan also wished Bhuvneshwar on his birthday.
“Happy birthday @imbhuvi. Wishing you the best of everything. Much love always,” read the caption of Shikhar’s Instagram story.
Yuvraj Singh also took to Instagram to wish “Mr Behtareen” a very happy birthday and hoped the pacer will be back in action soon.
“Janamdin Mubarak, Mr. Behtareen. Looking forward to seeing you back in the park soon,” Yuvraj’s Instagram story captioned.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Bhuvneshwar’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team since 2014, also tweeted, “Inswing zara, Swing Baarah, Inswing zara swing Happy Bhuvi Day, #OrangeArmy! We love him a lot don’t we? #HappyBirthdayBhuvi #BhuviDay # BhuvneshwarKumar | @BhuviOfficial.”
Inswing zara, Swing Baarah, Inswing zara swing
Happy Bhuvi Day, #Orange Army! We love him very much, don’t we? #HappyBirthdayBhuvi #BhuviDay #BhuvneshwarKumar | @BhuviOfficial pic.twitter.com/lFU77st5vR
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 4, 2023
He is also a handy batsman in the longest format, with 552 runs in 29 innings at an average of over 22 with three fifties. His best individual score in the format is 63*.
In 121 ODIs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 141 wickets at an average of 35.11 and an economic rate of 5.08. His best format bowling figures are 5/42.
He has taken 90 wickets in 87 T20Is at an average of 23.10 and an economy rate of 6.96. His best format bowling figures are 5/4.
Bhuvneshwar is also part of the Indian team that won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. In that tournament, Bhuvneshwar took six wickets in five matches, with a best mark of 2/19.
He has also won one IPL title with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was the leading wicket taker in that tournament, taking 23 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 9.30 and an economy rate of 7.42. His best bowling figures in that tournament were 4/29.
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