Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is the senior-most pacer in the T20I series, has said that he is always willing to guide youngsters like Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed.
Navdeep Saini took three wickets on his debut, winning the man of the match award. In a post-match interview with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he revealed the story behind his tattoo.
The series could also see Rahul Chahar and Navdeep Saini make their international debuts as many senior bowlers have been rested. The only experienced campaigner in the pace bowling line-up is Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
In the recently concluded World Cup held in England and Wales, Bhuvneshwar returned with figures of 10 wickets from six matches at an economy of 5.20.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja and Dinesh Karthik could come into the squad in place of a spinner and Kedar Jadhav as India aim to seal semi-final spot on Tuesday.
Bhuvnehswar Kumar faced an injury during the game against Pakistan and was replaced by Mohammed Shami.
In a big positive for the Indian team management, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled for around 30-35 minutes at the indoor nets in Manchester on Tuesday.
Navdeep Saini is one of India's fastest bowlers and will be expected to give good practice to the top-order.
The status of his injury will be known very shortly, according to the Indian team's strength and conditioning coach Shankar Basu.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was taken off the field in the initial stages of the second innings against Pakistan, and it was later confirmed that he has injured his left hamstring.
It is learnt that Bhuvneshwar slipped on a foothole while delivering a ball during the fourth over of the 337 chase against Pakistan in Manchester.
With the world's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah in its rank, this attack is as good as it can get, said Sachin Tendulkar.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar stated that it will be a very big moment for Virat Kohli-led Team India if they managed to reach the World Cup final.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar went on to add that the two warm-up games against New Zealand and Bangladesh helped the bowlers gauge on how to go about their job in this English summer.
Sourav Ganguly talked about Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and revealed who should be playing alongside Jasprit Bumrah in the World Cup.
Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be crucial in English conditions as the team prepares for the World Cup.
Sunrisers batting collapsed after the deadly opening pair of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow got out.
By virtue of the win over Delhi, Sunrsires have moved to the top of the eight-team standings with six points from four games.
He also picked Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his favourite all-rounder among current cricketers.
At 16 years and 157 days, the Bengal spinner snatched this record from Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman.
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