Wellington, Oct. 26 -- Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel spoke on the message given to veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar following his return to the Indian setup after four years, with him having told the 36-year-old to "not chase anything and just be himself" and urged that he be allowed to find his feet back into the team for a few games.

The 36-year-old Bhuvneshwar, who played a massive role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) back-to-back IPL title wins in the 2025 and 2026 seasons, returned to the Indian side for New Zealand T20Is to the delight of many Indian fans. However, with figures of 0/49 and 1/50 in the first two T20Is, the 'Swing King' has not delivered as per expectations after a blockbuster IPL 2026, where he emerged as ...