Tim Southee says Bhuvneshwar Kumar will thrive in NZ!
Updated On: 16 October, 2026 09:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Former New Zealand skipper believes pacer Bhuveshwar Kumar has rightly earned his recall to Team India; insists there’s no reason he won’t succeed in Kiwi conditions
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India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Pic/AFP
Nov 22, 2022
The day Bhuvneshwar Kumar played his last T20I for India. Interestingly, it was an away fixture vs New Zealand at Napier
Former New Zealand captain and pacer Tim Southee believes India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 36, rightly deserves this recall to the national team following his impressive performance for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026.
Bhuvneshwar, who last played an international match in 2022, has been picked in the Shreyas Iyer-led India squad for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, beginning in Christchurch on October 22.
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