While wearing an orange-coloured jersey in upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match against England will be a new experience for some Indian cricketers, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is already familiar with excelling on the field wearing an orange jersey. The right-handed bowler plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL tournaments, and the IPL franchise has orange jersey as the outfit of their players. As Bhuvi tried the new orange jersey of the Indian team, Sunrisers Hyderabad took no time to appreciate the awesome look of the Indian bowler. Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni & Other Indian Cricketers Flaunt New Orange Team Jersey: Watch Photoshoot Video.
The Instagram account of Sunrisers Hyderabad shared a story in which they admired the look of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the orange jersey, which will be worn by Indian players during India vs England ICC World Cup 2019 match. “Orange suit you Bhuvi,” the caption read. Team India Orange 'Away' Jersey First Look: Nike Confirms Virat Kohli & Co. Will Wear Alternate Kit in India vs England World Cup 2019 Match (View Pics).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar suffered a hamstring injury during the World Cup 2019 match against Pakistan due to which he had to leave the match midway. the Uttar Pradesh-based cricketer could only deliver 2.4 overs during India vs Pakistan match while giving out 8 runs. Just after the start of Pakistan’s batting, Bhuvi had to leave the field when Pakistan were 13/0 in 4.4 over. Bhuvneshwar’s over was completed by Vijay Shankar, who stunned everyone by taking a wicket on his very first ball in World Cup.
The hamstring injury also forced the 29-year-old bowler to skip the next World Cup 2019 clashes against Afghanistan and West Indies, and Mohammad Shami was included in the playing 11 in his absence. However, on Tuesday, BCCI had shared a video on Twitter in which the 17th ranked ODI bowler was seen practising in the nets. The video proved that the Indian has recovered from his injury and will be part of the Indian team again in World Cup 2019.
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