Bhuvneshwar Kumar admits the tour of Australia is going to be tough

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Team India had a cakewalk of a Test series against the Windies recently. With the win in both the matches, the Indian side extended its domination at home. They have been a formidable force on the home soil having won their last 10 series. The challenges on the overseas tours, though, still persist. India’s next overseas assignment is the tour of Australia. Premier Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is optimistic about the team’s chances down under.

 

Indians have struggled in Test matches on the Australian soil in recent years. Bhuvneshwar admitted that the tour will be challenging for the visitors. He noted that no tour is easy and it is about adaptability which will be the key when India travels to play down under.

 

“The Australia tour will be challenging, no tour is easy. But Australia will be challenging because when you play outside your home country, you need to adapt to certain conditions. It will not be easy for bowlers as there is hardly any movement these days,” Kumar was quoted as saying by TOI.

On absence of Smith, Warner

It is worth noting that the nemesis of the Indian side, when the team toured last, were David Warner and Steve Smith. However, this time around, the Aussies will miss the services of these two gentlemen. Bhuvi rightly cited that the absence of Smith and Warner does not imply that the tour will be easy for the visitors. He pointed out that there are other quality players in the Australian side.

“I cannot say that we will overcome them. They don’t have the two batsmen (Smith and Warner), who have done well over the years. But there are other batsmen in their place and it is not that they are not good. It is their home conditions. For us, if the two were there, it is a challenge, now they are not there, it will still be a challenge,” noted the veteran pacer.

 

On the rotation policy

In recent times, the Indian team has adopted the rotation policy ensuring that the players get adequate rest. Bhuvi was rested in the Windies Test series. He stressed on the importance of this policy and the rest that the players are getting. He mentioned that the rest helps the players recover better before they turn up for the side in the next assignment.

“The way fast bowlers are managed, the rotation policy is in a way good, as we get a break and others get a chance and the body remains fresh. Breaks are needed after you play a long tour. You are mentally tired, like Jasprit Bumrah said when you return, you are fresh and rearing to go. Hence, breaks are needed, as your body gets tired,” conceded Bhuvneshwar.

 

[cric_fan]

Mind games hehe

[sourab10forever]

Thanks for the heads-up Bhuvi...

[rkt.india]

We are going to win this time like we won in SA and England.

[Suhaan]

Bhuvi worried about himself,those bouncy highways wont do any good to him

[zen]

Bhuvi could be exposed and his career could be put on hold if he does not perform in Aus, where he may not get favourable conditions 

[rkt.india]

21 minutes ago, zen said:

Bhuvi could be exposed and his career could be put on hold if he does not perform in Aus, where he may not get favourable conditions 

Good bowlers can do well everywhere.

[Clarke]

3 hours ago, zen said:

Bhuvi could be exposed and his career could be put on hold if he does not perform in Aus, where he may not get favourable conditions 

He's not going anywhere. He's an ace bowler who just missed out on a bucketload of wickets in Eng due to injury. 

 

[zen]

9 minutes ago, Clarke said:

He's not going anywhere. He's an ace bowler who just missed out on a bucketload of wickets in Eng due to injury. 

 

Keyword is " in Eng"  

[Clarke]

24 minutes ago, zen said:

Keyword is " in Eng"  

So where does this exposed and career threatened nonsense appear from ? He has shown the ability to take wickets in India, Eng, WI & SA so one series isn't gonna change much. If he were had a gujju last name like Pujara or Pandya u'd probably regard him as the next coming of Shaun Pollock.

[zen]

14 minutes ago, Clarke said:

So where does this exposed and career threatened nonsense appear from ? He has shown the ability to take wickets in India, Eng, WI & SA so one series isn't gonna change much.

Not really as he is usually played in tests where conditions favor him .... Please see his stats in Aus  .... And in ODIs, he is among our worst specialist bowlers esp. in the last two years 

 

If he is not successful, we have good pace bowling options to easily replace him 

 

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If he were had a gujju last name like Pujara or Pandya u'd probably regard him as the next coming of Shaun Pollock.

Usually I do not support trundlers .... That is your assumption. If true, I would be supporting Jadeja, Axar, Unadkat, Parthiv, etc.  

 

In general, I support talented youngsters, pace bowlers and unconventional cricketers 

Edited October 18, 2018 by zen

[Clarke]

15 minutes ago, zen said:

Not really as he is usually played in tests where conditions favor him .... Please see his stats in Aus  .... And in ODIs, he is among our worst specialist bowlers esp. in the last two years 

 

If he is not successful, we have good pace bowling options to easily replace him 

 

Usually I do not support trundlers .... That is your assumption. If true, I would be supporting Jadeja, Axar, Unadkat, Parthiv, etc.  

 

In general, I support talented youngsters, pace bowlers and unconventional cricketers 

Wow, 1 test match in Aus in 2015! What a yardstick to measure. 

 

Bhuvi being a trundler is your assumption, and wholly untrue. He's a focused bowler who upped his game and managed a fiver as well as  MoM in India, not something that trundlers do in ages. 

[zen]

2 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Wow, 1 test match in Aus in 2015! What a yardstick to measure. 

 

Bhuvi being a trundler is your assumption, and wholly untrue. He's a focused bowler who upped his game and managed a fiver as well as  MoM in India, not something that trundlers do in ages. 

For his supporters like you, I hope that he succeeds .... But in my book, he is a trundler, who would not make desired impact once the ball stops moving around .... And we have bowlers who can be more impactful in most conditions 

[The Realist]

Urgh not looking forward to a malnourished trundler getting smashed on hard bouncy Aussie pitches.

 

Vinay Kumar all over again. 

[Suhaan]

1 hour ago, zen said:

For his supporters like you, I hope that he succeeds .... But in my book, he is a trundler, who would not make desired impact once the ball stops moving around .... And we have bowlers who can be more impactful in most conditions 

The barren lands of Aussieland won't bear any fruit for Bhuvi

[zen]

29 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

The barren lands of Aussieland won't bear any fruit for Bhuvi

In Ind most aspiring cricketers and enthusiast are likely to be trundlers, so likes of Bhuvi serve as instruments to provide hope to them or feel good about themselves .... i.e. trundlers after all are not that bad

 

Don’t be surprised if those rooting for Bhuvi now were supporting Praveen Kumar earlier .... trundlers have changed, supporters remain the same 

Edited October 18, 2018 by zen

[zen]

Players like Rahul (struggling currently), Rahane and Bhuvi could ensure that a series in Aus becomes relatively less exciting for a change  

 

 

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45 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Urgh not looking forward to a malnourished trundler getting smashed on hard bouncy Aussie pitches.

 

Vinay Kumar all over again. 

Some memorable Smackdown’s in store for the Australian Series and congratulations my friend on completing 10 years on Icf and what a coincidence Smackdown completed 1000 episodes yesterday wish we could have collection of Smackdowns delivered by you here for the last 10 years the ones delivered to Harbhajan,Yuvraj,Munaf,Australians during Ipl and Afridi are my favourites .

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1 hour ago, Suhaan said:

The barren lands of Aussieland won't bear any fruit for Bhuvi

I believe he was injured during the Sydney test he played also Dhawal Kulkarni was his backup during the WC in 2015 lets see what he does this time around.He can bowl at 140’s so don’t see him as a trundler.

Edited October 18, 2018 by Switchblade

[zen]

57 minutes ago, The Realist said:

Urgh not looking forward to a malnourished trundler getting smashed on hard bouncy Aussie pitches.

 

Vinay Kumar all over again. 

Torch passed from Vinay Kumar to Praveen Kumar to Bhuvneshwar Kumar