Top 7 Indian Sultans of Swing: Exponents of a Mysterious Craft

#6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been a revelation for Indian bowling in recent years

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, claimed his place under the sun by picking the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar in domestic cricket, for a duck. He had a sensational start to his career, picking up wickets in his first over in both T20I and ODI debuts, that too against Pakistan, while being instrumental in India’s first 4-0 whitewash win.

Kumar, much like his predecessor Praveen Kumar from the same state of UP, is known for swinging the ball both ways without erring on line and length, operating in the speed range of around 120 – 130kph, although he has improved his pace in recent times to 135kph.

He is known for his big inswinger like the kind he delivered to get a wicket off his first over in T20I.

Unlike Praveen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a phlegmatic character, rarely drawn into arguments or needless fits of temper. Why talk when you can make an SG ball talk? The man who holds the record for most wickets by an Indian in a series against England in England, 19, the 26-year-old is still in his early days having played 57 ODIs to take 60 wickets and 12 Tests to take 29 wickets.