India vs Australia 2017, 2nd ODI: Hits and Misses

#3 Hit: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Kumar was in excellent nick in Kolkata yesterday

If there is one thing that captain Kohli can rely on in every game, it's the seamless consistency from his opening bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.

Kumar was in excellent nick in Kolkata yesterday. The swing on his deliveries kept creating problems for the batsmen on the crease. The right-arm medium pacer ended up scalping 2 wickets in his opening spell of the innings.

He was right on the money with the line and length of his bowling, while ensuring that he gives away no easy runs.

His terrific performance included 2 maidens in a 6.1-over spell. A spell in which he gave away just 9 runs and retained an economy of less than 2-runs per over.

He was reliable and precise throughout the innings.

The bankable player award shud hv gone to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Hattrick is great but 6-2-9-3 while defending 250 is extraordinary #INDvsAUS

— Kaushik (@GoonerCule) September 21, 2017