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Bhuvneshwar Kumar downplays India comeback hopes as Auqib Nabi gets maiden call-up
Bhuvneshwar Kumar downplays India comeback hopes as Auqib Nabi gets maiden call-up
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said a return to the India side is not currently his priority, after finishing IPL 2026 as the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker with 28 wickets in 16 innings while helping Royal…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said a return to the India side is not currently his priority, after finishing IPL 2026 as the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker with 28 wickets in 16 innings while helping Royal Challengers Bangalore retain their title, Republic World reported. Speaking on the team's own podcast, he said he had already represented India and would welcome another opportunity if it came, but that he keeps playing mainly out of love for the game and the discipline it demands of him. Separately, Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of India's Test series in Sri Lanka because of injury, and Jammu and Kashmir's Auqib Nabi has been given his first India call-up as the replacement, after helping his state win its maiden Ranji Trophy title and featuring in five wicketless IPL matches for Delhi Capitals.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bhuvneshwar's quoted comments line up with the IPL figures cited alongside them, statistics that are easily checked against tournament records even though this account itself comes from a single outlet. Nabi's call-up is reported as a confirmed selection rather than speculation, and the report says he is expected to make his debut under Shubman Gill's captaincy. Whether Nabi takes the field in India's playing eleven once the Sri Lanka Tests begin is what will show what the selectors made of his Ranji form.
Source: Republic World
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