'Bhuvneshwar Kumar has surprised me about how outstanding he is': RCB head coach Andy Flower
In the last two IPL seasons, Bhuvi has taken a combined 45 wickets, including 28 wickets this season.
It is his best IPL performance, going close to his IPL 2016 (23 wickets) and IPL 2017 (26 wickets) tallies.
In the last two seasons, no one has been as lethal as Bhuvi with Prasidh Krishna (41 wickets) coming closest.
Among the bowlers who've bowled at least 100 overs, his economy (8.55) is only marginally behind Noor Ahmed (8.27).
This season he finished just one short of eventual Purple Cap winner Kagiso Rabada.
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