Kumar becomes second player to pass 200 IPL wickets
Royal Challengers Bengaluru seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has become the second player in the history of the Indian Premier League to take 200 wickets in the tournament. The 36-year-old had been on 199 wickets heading into RCB's match with Chennai Super Kings and reached the milestone when he had Ayush Mhatre caught at mid-off. Kumar, who played 21 Tests, 121 ODIs and 87 T20 internationals for India between 2012 and 2022, finished the pick of the RCB attack with 3-41.
"It was a tricky surface. A few balls stopped and then suddenly you felt it was a good wicket to bat on," Kumar said. "The ground was very heavy and I was cramping as well, so tried to keep the plan simple because it's not an easy ground to defend on.
" Kumar is second on the all-time list of IPL wicket-takers which is led by compatriot Yuzvendra Chahal who has 224. [BBC] [BBC]