Prior to the India vs England T20I series, Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman said that pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be an asset for India in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Hence, his workload should be thoroughly looked after.<\/p>\n
After sustaining injury during World Cup 2019, Kumar was out of the site for a long time. He made his comeback to the T20 squad after a long break. He suffered a thigh injury during Indian Premier League 2020 that took place in the UAE from September to November window.<\/p>\n
\u201cI still feel great and happy that Bhuvneshwar has regained fitness because he\u2019s such an important bowler, especially in white-ball cricket for India,\u201d Laxman said on Star Sports\u2019 \u2018Cricket Connected\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cApart from\u00a0Jasprit Bumrah, if there\u2019s anyone in that Indian bowling line-up who has got the experience of bowling not only with the new ball but also at the death.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is such an important member, we have to look after Bhuvneshwar Kumar the fast bowler because he will be playing a very important role, come November when the World Cup will happen,\u201d Laxman added.<\/p>\n
The Uttar Pradesh based swing bowler last played T20 in December 2019. Laxman felt that Bhuvi should not play more than two games in the five-match series.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor him to be 100 per cent fit, I think a lot of priority and prominence has to be given to manage the workload and the injury of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that he doesn\u2019t play all the five matches. I think he can be rested in between.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked about batting, Laxman put keeper-batsman KL Rahul over Shikhar Dhawan alongside Rohit Sharma.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be a tough question, as far as the selection of the second opener is concerned. There\u2019s no doubt about that because Rohit Sharma is an automatic choice in white-ball cricket.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will still go with KL Rahul because over the last few months and years, I think the Indian team management went with KL Rahul as an opening batsman and he has done really well in that position<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have someone as experienced as Shikhar Dhawan, who can be the backup opener in case one of these openers Rohit Sharma\/KL Rahul gets injured or lose their form,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Despite having a good domestic season, Dhawan is expected to be a reserved player in the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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