3 Pacers who might replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022 to bowl in death overs

Another day, another 19^th over, and once again he was Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was receiving an end of criticism from the fans for his poor outing in another death bowling stint. Fans and cricket experts also slammed skipper Rohit Sharma for putting Bhuvi once again on the front in the death overs despite having unfavorable results in the recently-concluded Asia Cup 2022.

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As the Indian management may also have the preparations for the upcoming 20-20 World Cup 2022 commencing on the 16^th of October in Australia. So, they might have to think about the possible replacements for the senior pacer from Meerut.

So, here we’ll have a look at three pacers who are a good fit to replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup.

Arshdeep Singh

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The 23-year-old young pacer was in the headlines not for good reasons when he happened to drop a crucial catch against the arch-rivals Pakistan. It went on to be upon him in the must-win encounter of the super-4 round in the Asia Cup 2022. But, apart from that, the young lad has impressed everyone with his stellar bowling performances in a very short span of his international career.

Playing in 11 T20I matches, Arshdeep has scalped 14 wickets with an economy rate of 7.38. He can trouble any of the mighty batting line-ups in the world with his deadly yorkers. So, the management might count on him for the eighth edition of the marquee international T20 tournament.

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Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar (Image Source: Twitter)

The Agra-born talented speedster has made his comeback after recovering from the injury. He played last time in the two matches in the two ODIs against Zimbabwe and then One T20I in the Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan. In these matches, he scalped five wickets including all these three white-ball matches.

His skills in the death overs can't be questioned, he can replace Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 20-20 World Cup 2022. The 30-year old might be a vital element in the marquee tournament. Skipper Rohit Sharma and management might go on to count on him in the tournament.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj (Image Source: Twitter)

The Hyderabad Born pacer has proved his worth in many matches for team India. He has been a crucial element for the team in the longest format of the game. Even after making his debut five years back in the year 2016, he could feature only in five T20I matches in this time period.

Apart from his excellence in the Test format, he has also been a vital element in a couple of white-ball matches. Recently, he has impressed everyone with his stellar performances in the English County Championship