‘I Would Never Compromise my Swing for pace’ says Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar

‘I Would Never Compromise my Swing for pace’ says Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar: In his short career Bhuvneshwar Kumar has almost seen everything, a dream debut, consistent performances, test call and then going on to become the pace spearhead for the team on quite a few occasions, but after the joy ride came hardships as the bowler first missed out on making it into the team with injury and later was not considered for the spot with the success Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami and Mohit Sharma were enjoying as the pace trio for India in the World Cup 2015.

Coming back home from the world cup with just one game is disappointing in itself, but the pacer seems to have overcome it and is raring to go and create an impact on the field for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL.

Bhuvi when asked about his feeling to be back on the field playing for the SRH said, “I am excited to play matches after a long time. Although I was in Australia and was part of the training sessions, I didn’t play enough matches. The excitement to play a match is different”

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This UP lad is famous for being a genuine swing bowler, but has found it tough to manage his resources, as he falls short of what we can call a fast bowlers delivery by at least 5 or 10 miles. But Bhuvi feels one should not worry about the bowling speed when the rhythm is good, and the bowler is confident and landing the ball in the right areas. “I would never compromise on my swing for speed.If anybody tells me to bowl at 140kmph, I would not love to do so because when you bowl at that pace, there are big chances of the ball not swinging enough. Yes, pace was a concern for me in Australia because I was making a comeback from my injury. I am quite happy with my speed which is around 130-135kmph. I am not worried about my speed. For me, it is important to be fit and in good rhythm.”

Explaining about the four months he spent in Australia with Team India, he said, “I have learnt many things, but I can’t reveal it. The England tour was good for me, but I got injured in Australia. The injury gave me some time off to think about my bowling. Everything is nice when you are in good flow, but when you are injured or not performing that is when you learn a lot about yourself, your game and what you need to develop.”

Bhuvneshwar had a good outing in the last season of the IPL where he grabbed 20 wickets from 14 matches for SRH and was the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament following CSK seamer Mohit Sharma (23 in 16 matches) and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine (21 in 16 matches).