India, May 7 -- Veteran India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar stands on the cusp of achieving something no fast bowler has ever managed in the history of the Indian Premier League. On Thursday, Bhuvneshwar will become the 12th player in IPL history to reach the landmark, and fellow member of that elite club, Virat Kohli, reserved "remarkable" praise for his teammate.

In the clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Bhuvneshwar will become the 12th player to feature in 200 IPL matches. While all 11 players before him are Indians, none has been a specialist fast bowler. The list includes seven top-order batters, two wicketkeeper-batters and two spin-bowling all-rounder...