India’s swing mestro Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the pace bowling leader of the team and both gave several matches winning demonstrations under both captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been out of the Indian cricket team since 2022.
Experienced swing bowler, which dominates both swing and variation, will soon be seen in action for the Lucknow Falcons team in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh T20 League 2025, which is going on on Sunday, August 17.
On August 18, against Noida Super Kings, ahead of Lucknow Falkans season opener, Bhubaneswar opened about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy, which is now active in ODI cricket only. Rohit has already called time on his T20I and Test career.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar praised Rohit Sharma’s captaincy style
However, Hitman remains India’s ODI captain and the ICC World Cup in South Africa and Zimbabwe is expanding its international career by 2027. Swing King praised Rohit as a captain, who knows how to bring the best from his players.
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He said that the Indian captain understands the strength of every player and uses them wisely on the field. Bhubaneswar also mentioned that he shared a great bond, and Rohit spoke to him and other players like a normal friend, which makes the atmosphere even more comfortable in the team.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said on the Lucknow Falcons Podcast, “Rohit Sharma is a mature captain who knows how to use his players and how to bring his players the best. He understands and uses every player’s strength and uses. He talks to me like a normal friend.”
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Rohit Sharma’s captaincy record
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma’s visit as India’s captain has been notable. He has so far led the Indian cricket team in 142 matches and set an impressive record. Of these, India have won 103 games under their captaincy and lost 33.
His captaincy has seen three draws, while the two matches ended without results. In Test cricket, Rohit has captained India in 24 matches, won 12 and lost 9 after losing 9. In T20I cricket, Rohit led India in 62 matches and directed him to win 49 wins.
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With only 12 defeats, Rohit’s win percentage is a shocking 74.41%, one of the best in modern cricket. On the other hand, Bhubaneswar represented India in 21 tests, 121 Odis and 87 T20I, and scored 63, 141 and 90 wickets respectively. He also has more than 1200 runs in international cricket in his name.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar revealed the bond with Virat Kohli
Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also opened his bond with Virat Kohli. He recently shared the RCB dressing room and won the IPL Trophy earlier this year.
Experienced semen revealed that he and Virat mostly talked away from the field about their family and personal life, but once they took them to the field, it was all about cricket.
Bhubaneswar said, “When I and Virat meet, we mostly talk about the family, but on the field we are professionals and are committed to cricket during IPL.”