India, Oct. 8 -- After their T20I series against West Indies is over, India are all set to travel to New Zealand to take the Kiwis in a five-match T20I series. The squad for the series was announced, and the biggest news coming in was the fact that Bhuvneshwar Kumar made his way into the Indian team for the first time in 4 years. After grinding his way in domestic cricket and notched up consistent shows for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their two back-to-back IPL-winning campaigns in 2025 and 2026. Now, ahead of the second T20I between India and West Indies in Ranchi, Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has explained why he thinks that the veteran pacer had made his way into the side.

In the pre-match press conference, Sitanshu Kota...