Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was left impressed by veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s “straight lines with a wobbly seam” bowling technique, which completely perplexed top cricketers during this year’s Indian Premier League.
With 28 wickets, the 36-year-old Bhuvneshwar, who last represented India in 2022, concluded this season as the second-highest wicket-taker. In addition to keeping seasoned consumers silent throughout RCB’s title defense, the cunning Meerut man has caused difficulties for the top young players in the industry.
“Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been really bowling well this season. Previous seasons, he would bowl a big outswinger, followed by a big inswinger. May be it was his conscious decision. But this season he has been bowling as straight as possible,” Tendulkar provided his observation on ‘X’.
Additionally, Tendulkar noted that batters’ inability to read his wrist position and attempt to react to pitches off the surface has been their downfall.
“Bhuvi is bowling with wobbly seam and on landing batters are confused which way the ball would move. He has been very accurate. Lines have been very tight on off-stump or at the max, on fourth off-stump. He is bowling straight from that channel and the ball is wobbly. The batter isn’t getting any signal from the wrist. That has created confusion,” he added.
