Bhuvi picks up an ODI 5-fer

[sandeep]

Bhuvi and Bumrah  are the best pacer combo at the death,  to play for India in quiet some time. 

 

Keep on keeping on, Bhuvi!.  Haters gonna hate.  

[SK_IH]

very good performance 

[ThePhenomenal1]

Looked at his stats and compared with Bumrah i thought Kumar had underachieved. But has a great arsenal in his bowling now and will pick up wickets. Very handy bowler that we must treat right and manage properly.

[express bowling]

We have got Bhuvi 2.0 in 2017 ( starting from 2nd half of 2016 )  .... with a much wider range of skills for ODIs and T20s.

 

We are seeing more and better quality yorkers, bouncers, knuckle balls etc.  He is hitting the deck harder on occasions.

 

That is the part I like about his bowling nowadays.

Edited September 3, 2017 by express bowling

[Pollack]

Damn this Srilanka series!

Dhoni fans rejoicing. Dhoni is back. Lmao. 

Bhuvi fans : How dare you say Bhuvi still needs to be monitored for performance.

 

Series Mission accomplished. Indian team is very good. Everything is good now that we have defeated mighty Srilankans.Every player is excellent. This same team lost to Pakistan in most humiliating manner. This team also lost to Srilanka. But those are just flukes.

 

[Laaloo]

18 minutes ago, Pollack said:

Damn this Srilanka series!

Dhoni fans rejoicing. Dhoni is back. Lmao. 

Bhuvi fans : How dare you say Bhuvi still needs to be monitored for performance.

 

Series Mission accomplished. Indian team is very good. Everything is good now that we have defeated mighty Srilankans.Every player is excellent. This same team lost to Pakistan in most humiliating manner. This team also lost to Srilanka. But those are just flukes.

 

When we lose against better teams, these same people will question why as if we can't tell it from watching this team now. You have your number 5 batsman taking more than 100 balls to hit a boundary

Edited September 3, 2017 by Laaloo

[sandeep]

7 minutes ago, Pollack said:

This team also lost to Srilanka. But those are just flukes.

 

Openers scored 203(207) in a high-scoring game that we ended up being 25 runs short.   Entire top-order keeled over like an impotent 80-year old in the CT final.   But who cares?  Let's blame old grey-beard.   For everything.  All of it.  So many "fans" are tired of his Suppandi face.  Kuch nayaa lao.  

[Texan]

Bhuvi and Bumrah are really top quality end over bowlers. Still would like to see Bhuvi utilize more swing and seam early in the innings. His end over bowling along with Bumrah has been a revelation.

[express bowling]

46 minutes ago, ThePhenomenal1 said:

Looked at his stats and compared with Bumrah i thought Kumar had underachieved. But has a great arsenal in his bowling now and will pick up wickets. Very handy bowler that we must treat right and manage properly.

 

That was bound to happen in the first 3 years of his career ..... as he was a limited bowler who depended primarily on swinging the ball conventionally.  His skill-set was limited.

 

From mid-2016, he has been bowling quicker, hitting the deck hard on occasions, has a better yorker, bouncer, knuckle ball , has seamed the ball better on flatter tracks etc. Is a much better death-bowler.  Has produced much better results.

 

It is important that he keeps on bowling with this effort and not go back to his earlier style of floaty bowling.

 

 

Till mid-2016  ( Bhuvi 1.0 ... medium pacer dependent primarily on conventional swing )

 

TESTS 

 

Career averages

	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
	2013-2015	12	20	318.5	68	1015	29	6/82	6/103	35.00	3.18	65.9	2	0

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/326016.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=default;spanmax1=30+Jun+2016;spanmin1=01+Jul+2012;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

 

ODIs -

 

Career averages

	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
filtered	2012-2016	57	57	469.5	44	2298	60	4/8	38.30	4.89	46.9	2	0

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/326016.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=default;spanmax1=30+Jun+2016;spanmin1=01+Jul+2012;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

 

 

 

 

From mid-2016  ( Bhuvi 2.0 with more pace, bounce and wider range of skills like yorkers, bouncers, knuckle balls, seamers  ) 

 

TESTS --

 

Career averages

	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
	6	11	134.1	38	330	16	5/33	6/46	20.62	2.45	50.3	2	0

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/326016.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=default;spanmax1=30+Jun+2018;spanmin1=01+Jul+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

 

ODIs --

 

Career averages

	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
	14	13	105.1	8	513	15	5/42	34.20	4.87	42.0	0	1

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/326016.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=default;spanmax1=30+Jun+2018;spanmin1=01+Jul+2016;spanval1=span;template=results;type=bowling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2017 by express bowling

[Trichromatic]

2nd 5-fer by an Indian pacer this year, that's great considering our pacers pick 5-fer once in 2-3 years.

[express bowling]

One thing that Bhuvi needs to improve upon in ODIs is ..... bowling a higher % of good-length, off-stump deliveries at full pace,  in his first spell and maybe his second spell  too.

 

Attacking lines and lengths are necessary to pick more wickets up-front.

[rkt.india]

Averaged 49 in last 4 years before this game. One good game and fanboys having orgasm.

[sandeep]

Just now, rkt.india said:

Averaged 49 in last 4 years before this game. One good game and fanboys having orgasm.

Go check his record in the five ODIS of the Champions trophy and then try again.  

[SK_IH]

2 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Averaged 49 in last 4 years before this game. One good game and fanboys having orgasm.

i think he bowled well throughout the series specially 3rd odi,got rewarded with wickets today.really loving this bhuvi-bumrah combo,could be india's best ever

[rkt.india]

4 minutes ago, sandeep said:

Go check his record in the five ODIS of the Champions trophy and then try again.  

Averaged 49 in last 4 years despite a decent CT in his favorable conditions. Had 0 wickets in this series before this game

Edited September 3, 2017 by rkt.india

[sandeep]

3 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Averaged 49 in last 4 years despite a decent CT in his favorable conditions. Had 0 wickets in this series before this game

Didn't he get seriously injured 3 years back?  When you use statistics to make your point, context matters.  Bhuvi's value to the team in his reliability as a economical bowler.   Sure, he needs to work on picking up more wickets, but those who understand fast bowling, can clearly see the non-trivial improvements he's made as a bowler in the last 2 years or so.   You can choose to slice and dice his stats selectively, or you can evaluate him objectively on his strengths and weaknesses as a bowler as of today.  Not claiming he's awesome, but citing old stats to claim he shouldn't be in the team is flawed and disingenuous.