Indian pace veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the currently running Indian Premier League (IPL), opened to donate national colors once again to donate national colors, saying that he is not setting any goals for himself in the last few years and whoever comes to them, he will accept it. Bhubaneswar was speaking in a video posted on RCB’s official X handle. ‘Swing King’, as he is known by his fans, was last played for India in November 2022 against New Zealand in T20I. Since then, small pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mayank Yadav, etc. have been given the possibility of playing with stars like Zasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj etc.
In his Indian career, since his debut in 2012, he has taken 294 wickets in 229 matches at an average of 29.50, with the best figure of 6/82.
Speaking in the video, Bhuvneshwar said, “The way I have contacted myself in the last few years, personally, I would say that I never make a goal. There is no purpose. I just visit the match, tour from the match or whatever it is. I think I get a lot of help to live in that moment, to live in that moment, and to give my best to trophy or tour.”
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐯𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫 ☄ ☄ ☄ ☄ ☄
Swing King Bhuvi opens on his journey to become one of India’s finest pacers – the importance of instinct, importance of being active, one step ahead … pic.twitter.com/pdhltetbwv
– Royal Challengers Bangalore (@Rcbtweets) May 7, 2025
“And as much as I aim to take the wickets of this number or score these numbers in a season or achieve anything, I think if it doesn’t, it will be disappointed. If someone asks me what I have to do to get that cap back, I think I want to do anything to do that, whether I want to go back, whether I want to go back or not.
In the ongoing season, Bhubaneswar has taken 12 wickets in 10 matches for RCB at an average of 28.25, with 3/33 best figures. Their economy is 8.92.
Talking about big injuries throughout his career, Pesar said that when they are part of life, it is very mentally difficult because a player always wants to perform and perform well for his country.
Recalling missing in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup due to injury after just one game, he said, “When you get injured on such a big stage, you understand that the injury is a part of the game, but sometimes it is very difficult to explain yourself ‘why’ in so long. So it was difficult, of course.”
He also recalled missing in two to three matches in the 2019 World Cup in the UK and said that during all the formats of the game, during his career, he has tried to be satisfied with what he is able to do for his country.
“And I can say that there is no regrets. I can say all this,” he concluded.
RCB ranks second with eight wins and three defeats, giving them 16 points. He will play Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Ekna Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.
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