Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a seasoned pacer who will represent India against New Zealand in a three-match T20I series, is on the verge of breaking a significant record in the game’s shortest format. Bhuvneshwar would break the record for most wickets in a calendar year if he takes four wickets in the series against New Zealand. He has taken 36 wickets in 30 games so far in 2022. Joshua Brian Little from Ireland now holds the record for most dismissals in a single year.
Little has taken 39 wickets in 2022 after a strong T20 World Cup run. Bhuvneshwar became India’s all-time leading wicket-taker in the shortest format at the T20 World Cup. Bhuvneshwar has taken 89 wickets overall in the game’s shortest format. He has 85 T20 International games for Team India. India will play three T20 Internationals against the Kiwis, then the same number of ODIs. On Friday, November 18, the first T20I will be played at Wellington’s Sky Stadium.