Indian Cricket Fraternity Extends Birthday Wishes To Pace Veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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The Indian cricket fraternity took to social media to extend birthday wishes to pace veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who turned 33 on Sunday

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Bhuvneshwar's Indian Premier League (IPL) team since 2014, also tweeted, "Inswing zara, Swing Baarah, Inswing zara swing Happy Bhuvi Day, #OrangeArmy! We love him loads, don't we? #HappyBirthdayBhuvi #BhuviDay #BhuvneshwarKumar | @BhuviOfficial."

He is also a handy batter in the longest format, having 552 runs in 29 innings at an average of over 22 with three fifties. His best individual score in the format is 63*.

In 121 ODIs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 141 wickets at an average of 35.11 and an economy rate of 5.08. His best bowling figures in the format are 5/42.

He has taken 90 wickets in 87 T20Is at an average of 23.10 and an economy rate of 6.96. His best bowling figures in the format are 5/4.

Bhuvneshwar is also a part of the Indian team which clinched the ICC Champions Trophy back in 2013. In that tournament, Bhuvneshwar took six wickets in five matches, with the best figures of 2/19.

He has also won one IPL title with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was the leading wicket-taker in that tournament, taking 23 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.30 and an economy rate of 7.42. His best bowling figures in that tournament were 4/29.