As Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the 36-year-old RCB pacer, bagged 4/23 in his 4 overs on Sunday against MI, he became the purple cap holder in IPL 2026, once again. As of now, the veteran bowler has 21 wickets to his name in 11 matches, where in 43 overs, he has given away 321 runs, at an economy of 7.46.
He picked the key wickets of Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav for a golden duck, and then Tilak Varma, who was batting on 57. This also is no flash in the pan success – he had been performing in about every match for his team — most memorable one being — 3/5 vs DC in Delhi.
BowlerWicketsEconomyAverageBhuvneshwar Kumar217.4615.28Anshul Kamboj199.2019.21Prince Yadav168.1720.93This consistent show only tells us — that maybe not Prince Yadav & Anshul Kamboj, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the success story of IPL 2026. While the youngsters are said to have done enough, to get an India call up, one only feels, that with this kind of showing, Bhuvi too deserves a comeback in the side, notwithstanding the format — after having last played for the national side in 2022 November.
Just for comparison sake, Prince has 16 in 11 and economy is at 8.17. And for Kamboj — he has picked 19 at an economy of 9.20. So, the very first argument is thrown out of the window already. And now let us just focus on Bhuvi. Since the time he has been out of the Indian team, he has always delivered.
In 2023, for SRH, in 14 matches, he picked 16 wickets — including a fifer, where his economy was 8.33. The next year, in 14 game for the same team, he picked 11 wickets at an economy of 9.35. Last season where RCB won their first title, he played an instrumental role — picking up 17 wickets in 14.
PhaseBallsEconomyWicketsDot%Powerplay1447.001251.4Middle overs428.43226.2Death overs727.83725.0Going deeper into what he has done this year — the man can bowl in the powerplay, the middle overs, and at the death. In the PP, he has picked up 12 wicket, where his economy has been only 7, and the dot percentage is at 51.4. In the middle overs, having bowled 7 overs, he has gone for only 59 runs, also picking up 2 wickets. And in the death, he has been miserly, bowling 72 balls for 94 runs, and picking up 7 wickets in 9 matches. An excellent bowler for all situations of the match.
Who does Bhuvi replace in Team India?
Well, the T20I side has just won the World Cup a few months back, and there is no such vacancy at the moment, but the very fact, that Jasprit Bumrah — India spearhead is not going to play all the matches, the team can utilise this veteran. Team India’s calendar is full for the next few months — as is always the case, and could be tried in the ODIs vs Afghanistan in June.
Bumrah generally stays away from bilateral T20I series’, and that is where Bhuvneshwar Kumar could be tried. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool via Alamy)The 50-over World Cup is only a year away, and why not him? Even if not the ODIs, the T20I calendar is also packed. India play Ireland in late June, and then England for 5T20Is in July. Post that, there is the T20Is in Zimbabwe, followed by the West Indies series in October, and Sri Lanka series in December.
Are the selectors noticing?
Well, here comes the biggest but… are the selectors keen on giving an out-of-favour player a chance? It all depends on chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and what feedback he gets from RP Singh, who can be seen travelling extensively to various parts of the country, and watching matches closely.
The number of matches India plays, the players’ performance, wicket-taking ability, and fitness, none of them are concerns as of now with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But in the end, only the willingness to rope him in, matters.
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