Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Kumar in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh
Born (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
NicknameBhuvi[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 276)22 February 2013 v Australia
Last Test24 January 2018 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 194)30 December 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI21 January 2022 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.15
T20I debut (cap 45)25 December 2012 v Pakistan
Last T20I22 November 2022 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.15
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–presentUttar Pradesh
2009–2010Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011–2013Pune Warriors India
2014–presentSunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 21 121 77 70
Runs scored 552 552 61 2,433
Batting average 22.08 14.15 10.16 27.03
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 0/0 1/14
Top score 63* 53* 16 128
Balls bowled 3,348 5,847 1,415 12,393
Wickets 63 141 84 218
Bowling average 26.09 35.11 23.31 26.53
5 wickets in innings 4 1 2 13
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/82 5/42 5/4 8/41
Catches/stumpings 8/– 29/– 10/– 18/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  India
T20 World Cup
Second place 2014 Bangladesh
Champions Trophy
First place 2013 England and Wales
Second place 2017 England and Wales
Asia Cup
First place 2016 Bangladesh
First place 2018 United Arab Emirates
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2022

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh (born 5 February 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from 2012 to 2022. He currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. A right-arm medium bowler, he is known by the nickname "Swing King" for his ability to swing the ball both ways efficiently, with his inswingers more effective than outswingers.[3][4] Initially starting his career as an opening swing bowler, Kumar upgraded his bowling armoury with reverse swing, slower balls and yorkers to become a death over specialist. With India, Kumar won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He became the first bowler to win a Purple Cap of IPL in two consecutive seasons.

He made his international debut in December 2012 against Pakistan, taking three wickets in a Twenty20 International, including one in his first over. He went on to make his One Day International (ODI) debut in the series which followed, where he took a wicket on his first ball.[5][6] He is the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket, ODIs and T20Is.[7] He is the only bowler whose first wicket in all three formats of the game was bowled. During the 2022 Asia Cup, he was the highest wicket taker with 11 wickets.

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  2. ^ "Bhuvneshwar Kumar Profile". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Bhuvneshwar Kumar is one of the best bowlers in the world now: Deep Dasgupta". India Today. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ Cricbuzz (26 October 2017), Bhuvneshwar Kumar Mark II has arrived - Harsha Bhogle, retrieved 31 December 2017
  5. ^ "Bhuvneshwar Kumar Biography". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ Nanda, Chinmay (5 March 2018). "Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Biography". Crick Academy. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "IND vs SA: Bhuvneshwar Kumar becomes first Indian bowler to take five-wickets in each of the three formats". Times Now. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.