Bhuvneshwar Kumar
On scorecards: B Kumar
In-game rating: 83/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bhuvneshwar Kumar played 21 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2013 to 2018. The first came against Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, with a score of 38, and the last against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 2018.
The highest score in the archive is 63 not out from 138 balls against England at Trent Bridge in 2014. The best bowling is 6 for 82 against England at Lord's in 2014. In all: 3 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls.
At home the average was 14.0 across 11 Tests; away it was 28.4 across 10 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 256 runs at 25.6 in 6 Tests. Eden Gardens was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 61 runs at 12.2. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. India won 13 of the Tests Bhuvneshwar Kumar played and lost 4, with 4 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 21 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63* | 138 | England | Trent Bridge | 2014 | Drawn |
| 58 | 149 | England | Trent Bridge | 2014 | Drawn |
| 52 | 71 | England | Lord's | 2014 | Won |
| 38 | 97 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 36 | 84 | England | Lord's | 2014 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/82 | 31 | England | Lord's | 2014 | Won |
| 5/33 | 23.4 | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2016 | Won |
| 5/48 | 15 | New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 2016 | Won |
| 5/82 | 30.5 | England | Trent Bridge | 2014 | Drawn |
| 4/8 | 11 | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 2017 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 8/96 against Sri Lanka (2017).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 130 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 52.78 |
| England | 6 | 256 | 25.60 | 0/3 | 20 | 28.30 |
| West Indies | 4 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 17.89 |
| South Africa | 2 | 101 | 33.67 | 0/0 | 10 | 20.30 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 67.00 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 28 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 12.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 12.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 154 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 27 | 26.22 |
| Away | 10 | 398 | 28.43 | 0/3 | 36 | 26.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | 3 | 61 | 12.20 | 0/0 | 16 | 14.06 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 54.50 |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 31.75 |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 121 | 121.00 | 0/2 | 5 | 16.40 |
| Lord's | 1 | 88 | 44.00 | 0/1 | 6 | 17.17 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 1 | 63 | 31.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2013 at MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2018 at Wanderers Stadium
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