Top 4 revival stories for Bhuvneshwar Kumar in international cricket

#2 A rare 4-for in each of innings - Sri Lanka tour of India (2017)

Double treat from the seamer

After making a strong comeback in ODI cricket two months earlier, his fairy tale against the island nation continued in the Test format as well.

The first match was held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where the pitch was drafted to simulate South African conditions.The same was evident in the first innings of the game, when RAS Lakmal bowled outstandingly well to claim four Indian wickets.

When it comes to swing bowling, not many bowlers in Indian cricket can exploit the conditions better than Kumar, and he showed that in the second innings. He went on to deliver good spells consistently to collect four wickets of his own, which was followed by an impeccable 100 from Virat Kohli,

The right-arm bowler, who was adjudged the Man of the Match for the game, dismantled four more wickets in the next innings. India could not win the match due to bad light, as it winded up in a draw.

However, it was pleasant to see the pacer end up with extraordinary figures of 8-4 in the fourth innings. This rare feat of scalping a four-fer in both innings was previously achieved by Mohammed Shami in 2013.