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Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar will carry hopes of a millions of Indian fans when he steps out to bowl against South Africa in the first test. After watching him swing the ball a mile both ways in Indian conditions, people are so excited to see what he can offer in helpful overseas conditions. With India set to play two Tests each in South Africa and New Zealand, 5 in England and 4 in Australia over the next 14 months, you expect him to feature in all of them and do well.
Right now, being the only quick who is assured of a spot in the playing XI, the selectors should have managed him better as fast bowlers tend to break down easily these days given the workload. But he stays. Mohit Sharma and Dhawal Kulkarni have replaced Ishant and Vinay, but Bhuvneshwar’s presence would probably mean that at least one among Kulkarni, Mohit and Unadkat has to sit out.
Apart from these four, the rest of the squad is nicely balanced. Rohit and Dhawan have just started to settle in nicely and they would like to continue. Raina and Yuvraj are anyway not part of the test side and this series would be very crucial for them after failures against Australia.
The Indian players are set to play 3 ODIs and 2 Tests in South Africa, 5 ODIs and 2 Tests in New Zealand, the Asia cup in Bangladesh, the World T20 in Bangladesh and a minimum of 16 matches in the IPL. So it’s time the selectors realize that managing players who are regulars in all 3 forms of the game is very important as it helps them stay fit both physically and mentally.
