Varta
← Back to stories

From Mathrubhumi English

Center-Left Owned by Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.

'By including him, you missed out on giving opportunities to young fast bowlers': Irfan Pathan on Bhuvneshwar's T20I comeback

'By including him, you missed out on giving opportunities to young fast bowlers': Irfan Pathan on Bhuvneshwar's T20I comeback

What each side is saying

One outlet's own words from each side of the spectrum. Quoted, not summarised.

  • left · 1 outlet

    Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised the BCCI selectors for recalling veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the New Zealand T20I series, stating it denied young pacers valuable international exposure.

    — Mathrubhumi English

  • right · 2 outlets

    Former India all-rounder and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Irfan Pathan believes bringing Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the national team was not the right move. The experienced pacer's comeback series against New Zealand failed to produce the desired results. Across four matches, Bhuvneshwar bowled 16…

    — ABP Live

RSS excerpt

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised the BCCI selectors for recalling veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the New Zealand T20I series, stating it denied young pacers valuable international exposure.

Coverage arrived over 22 hours — first from The Indian Express, latest from Mathrubhumi English.

✓ High Corroboration ⚡ Cross-Spectrum Consensus 8 news outlets reporting

Fact-Check & Bias Analysis

Confirmed by multiple independent newsrooms across the political spectrum.

Coverage Bias Distribution

Based on 8 reporting publishers
Left / Center-Left 2 (25%)
Center 2 (25%)
Center-Right / Right 4 (50%)

Compare all reporting outlets (8)

Mathrubhumi English Center-Left Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Current article

'By including him, you missed out on giving opportunities to young fast bowlers': Irfan Pathan on Bhuvneshwar's T20I comeback

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan criticised the BCCI selectors for recalling veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the New Zealand T20I series, stating it denied young pacers valuable international exposure.

The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust

“Fear has no place”: Head coach Gambhir backs India’s approach after 3-2 T20I series win over New Zealand

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said fear has no place in his approach to the game and stressed that the team would continue to follow its high-risk, high-reward brand of cricket, regardless of the conditions or the possibility of defeats, after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New…

Read more news

See all latest stories →