Decoding the success combination of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah in ODIs, T20Is : A Statistical Analysis

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah have been the backbone of Indian bowling over the recent years
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Bumrah have been the backbone of Indian bowling over the recent years

#3 Bowling 1st and Bowling 2nd

Toss has become one of the vital factors to determine the victory of any team. An invulnerable team is one, whose performance is undeterred by factors like, toss, weather, pitch, etc. So, such a team needs to have the desired bowlers to set a low target as well as defend any totals. Indian team is fortunate to have such a mix of players.

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Toss has a huge effect, particularly in T20Is. Despite that fact, this duo have continued to put up stellar performances in T20Is. Comparatively, Bhuvneshwar Kumar seemed to have bowled economical spells especially while defending runs on the board, and on the contrary, Bumrah seemed to have curbed the run-flow while setting the score.

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Their ODI performances have been no different compared to T20Is. Their economies had been astounding while bowling 1st and defending as well. In addition to that, Bumrah has been incredible since his debut, as he had sent the batsmen 78 times back to the pavilion in just 44 ODIs.

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