India, Aug. 2 -- Former India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar appears to have come to terms with the fact that he is not going to play for the country again. It's not a recent thing; it probably happened long ago. Recently, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin put forth the suggestion that Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has had a last couple of fantastic IPL seasons with back-to-back champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, should be spoken to in regard to his participation in next year's World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

However, on an RCB podcast on Sunday in which Bhuvi addressed many issues, some of his answers gave a peek into his current mindset. One giveaway was that despite his IPL successes in 2025 and 2026, he is not looking t...