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Hanuma Vihari urges India to recall Bhuvneshwar and Shami after bowling collapse vs West Indies

Following a five-wicket defeat against the West Indies at PCA International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on October 3, Hanuma Vihari has called for the return of experienced pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami to the national team. Despite clinching the opening two fixtures by eight-wicket margins, India surrendered a 351-run target as the visitors successfully chased it down in 48.2 overs, capped by an unbeaten 129 off 87 deliveries from KL Rahul.

Vihari expressed serious alarm over the bowling unit leaking over 750 runs across the final two matches—including a 405-run conceded in the second ODI—and argued that relying solely on Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya is insufficient.

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