22 years and 5 matches old, Bhuvneshwar Kumar seems to have earned his stripes already. Drafted into the Indian national team based on his impressive performances in the domestic season, he has shown in his limited appearances that he belongs in the international arena. India may have lost the series to Pakistan, but they have unearthed a genuine talent in Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
So, who is Bhuvaneshwar Kumar? Kumar is another of the young, small-town boys who have made it to the Indian team in the recent past. A resident of Meerut, he was born in the Gurjar family in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He started playing cricket at a very young age. It was his elder sister, Rekha, who spotted his penchant for bowling when he was just 13. She was the one who made him join professional coaching and helped him with all his cricketing equipment. Kumar’s coach Rastogi was impressed with his bowling right from the beginning. Bhuvneshwar had impressive outings in his debut matches at the U15 and U-17 levels.
Bhuvneshwar made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh at a young age of 17 against Bengal in December 2007. He picked up 3 cheap wickets as UP bundled out Bengal for 149. Uttar Pradesh won the match by an innings and 152 runs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar announced himself in the Indian domestic scene. With Praveen Kumar being drafted into the Indian team at around that time, he was slowly becoming the mainstay of the UP bowling attack. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also known for being the first bowler to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar for a duck in first-class cricket. He did so in the Ranji Trophy finals of the 2008-09 domestic season.
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