India speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar has recently cleared the air of playing red-ball or white-ball cricket. He said that he doesn’t want to prioritise any of the three formats. And, he also shared that he would love to wear again wearing the India whites in Test cricket in future. However, his absence in England was felt during the World Test Championship final where India lost to New Zealand. However, he will soon be seen against Sri Lanka.
“To be honest, there is no priority for me whether it’s red ball or white ball, if I am selected in red ball and I am part of any team, I will definitely try to contribute. I am not looking to prioritise white or red ball cricket. So working on preparing for all formats,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar said ahead of India’s limited-overs series against Sri Lanka starting with ODIs from July 18. “I am not looking way ahead, (certainly not 18-20 months) definitely. I will prepare myself for all three formats.”
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However, the veteran pacer has been out of the Indian team for quite some time now due to his injury. While he was asked if he is satisfied with not being a part of the “main” team and will play with the rather young side against Sri Lanka, he said: “I don’t think the team playing in England is ‘main team’ neither is this team ‘main’. Both are Indian teams.”
“As far as I am concerned, injuries are a part and parcel and ups and downs are there but I am satisfied with my career. My endeavour is to contribute as much as possible for the Indian team. Not really (on changes). Only thing I have worked on is how to get over those injuries quickly. But not any particular thing.”
Notably, veteran India batsman Rahul Dravid will coach the team in Sri Lanka in the absence of the regular head coach Ravi Shastri. Moreover, the team has six uncapped players and a lot of youngsters as well. While talking about this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar applauded the veteran as well as praised the youngsters as well.
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“He keeps things simple. Everyone is listening to him. That’s been the case for the last month. We will get to learn more on strategic part in days to come. These are very talented and we have seen them in IPL. I don’t think they need much of a guidance. If you feel you need to talk about something, you go up and speak to them. We never tried to make anything complicated. We have Rahul Dravid with us who is guiding them really well. Being a senior member of this side, it is no rocket science that if need be, we can talk to them,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar concluded.
