CHENNAI: A combined wicket tally of 45 across two IPL editions — which also helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru win consecutive titles — meant Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in the Indian team for the first time since 2022. As they travel to New Zealand for a long multi-format series beginning with the 1st T20I on Thursday, October 22, the think tank turned to him for experience. With Jasprit Bumrah set to sit out to manage his workload for key Test matches and other bowlers like Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana yet to recover from injuries, Bhuvneshwar’s return may give India the impetus with the...