Players / Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India v West Indies, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

Mishra, Kumar head bowlers improvement

Mar 23, 2014: As always, it was the most criticised component coming into the tournament. And not as always, India's bowling has clicked so well in their first two World T20 matches

India in South Africa 2013-14

India's bowlers struggle to adapt

Dec 6, 2013: If India can change their bowling philosophy during a watertight tour and deliver the results, it will be an incredible achievement. Otherwise we will be back to expecting the batsmen to clean up

Delhi v India Blue, Challenger Trophy final, Indore

Bhuvneshwar wows Indore

Sep 30, 2013: Delhi's strong batting order was swung out by the Indian fast bowler

Delhi v India Blue, Challenger Trophy final, Indore

Bhuvneshwar leads Blue to title

Sep 29, 2013: India Blue's bowlers, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, thwarted Delhi's powerful batting order to win the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

India v Sri Lanka, tri-series, Port-of-Spain

Bhuvneshwar, Rohit carry India to final

Jul 9, 2013: Bhuvneshwar Kumar ended the Sri Lanka chase early with a spell of 6-1-8-4, his best international figures, to take India to the final

West Indies v India, tri-series, Port-of-Spain

What makes Bhuvneshwar a threat?

Jul 6, 2013: On the face of it Bhuvneshwar Kumar has no quality that's likely to catch a layman's fancy. But face him with a bat in hand and you'll know his worth

Champions Trophy 2013

Team of the tournament

Jun 24, 2013: A Champions Trophy composite XI as selected by ESPNcricinfo writers

India v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, semi-final, Cardiff

Ishant, Kumar, Yadav find pack mentality

Jun 20, 2013: India's three seamers clicked as a unit for the first time in Cardiff to great effect

Bangalore v Pune, IPL 2013, Bangalore

'When Gayle bats like that nobody wants to bowl' - Bhuvneshwar

Apr 24, 2013: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Pune Warriors seamer, conceded 23 runs in 24 balls despite Chris Gayle going crazy at the Chinnaswamy on Tuesday

Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors, IPL, Chennai

Inspired Warriors pull off huge CSK upset

Apr 15, 2013: Pune Warriors did most of the basics wrong against the much-fancied Chennai Super Kings, but still won by a huge margin

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi

Job of seamers in India to contain runs - Ishant

Mar 21, 2013: Ishant Sharma has said his role as a seamer in Tests in India has been to contain the flow of runs so that the spinners can attack from the other end

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 1st day

Bhuvneshwar keeps to the straight and narrow

Mar 2, 2013: India's dominance on the first day of the second Test in Hyderabad was built on an incisive opening spell from medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 1st day

Australia crumble despite Clarke 91

Mar 2, 2013: Clarke was once again Australia's standout batsman but the innings crumbled either side of his hold-it-together stand with Matthew Wade to leave India in control

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 3rd day

Dhoni's double builds large lead

Feb 24, 2013: In a startling display of power and poise that amounted to a six-hour celebration of MS Dhoni's inimitable technique, Australia were humbled on day three in Chennai, as India went ahead by 135

Australia in India 2012-13

Bhuvneshwar ready for Tests

Feb 11, 2013: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, one of the new names in India's Test squad, has said that he was hopeful of getting a call-up for the series against Australia

Australia in India 2012-13

Gambhir dropped for Dhawan

Feb 10, 2013: Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina have been left out of India's squad for the first two Tests against Australia

A few silver linings for India

Jan 25, 2013: One new player and one who seems to have reinvented himself have helped redeem a horror season somewhat

Swing to win, India

Jan 19, 2013: Bowlers who can make the ball talk are what India should be looking to unearth

India v England, 2nd ODI, Kochi

Dhoni helps India draw level with crushing win

Jan 15, 2013: MS Dhoni led the way with the bat and in the field as India condemned England to a 127-run defeat to make it 1-1 in the five-match series

India v Pakistan, 1st T20, Bangalore

Malik and Hafeez guide Pakistan to victory

Dec 25, 2012: Two of Pakistan's experienced hands guided them to victory in their first game in almost three months, and their first bilateral tour of India in five years