Dynamite News Bhuvneshwar Kumar discloses his first salary: I shopped and still managed to saved some
Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who features in the list of A category players released by BCCI, has revealed his first-ever paycheck. Bhuvneshwar was participating in a question and answer session on Twitter where he gave his take on fans' queries.
New Delhi: Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who features in the list of A category players released by BCCI, has revealed his first-ever paycheck.
Bhuvneshwar was participating in a question and answer session on Twitter where he gave his take on fans' queries.
No special trick just ask question ? https://t.co/D2Of2uov02
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— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) July 12, 2020
The 30-year-old bowler was asked about his first paycheck by a fan and Bhuvneshwar responded by saying, "It was for Rs 3000. I shopped and still managed to saved some."
During the question and answer session Bhuvneshwar picked Barcelona striker Lionel Messi over Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The right-arm bowler also revealed that football and badminton are his favourite sports other than cricket.
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Earlier this year, Bhuvneshwar was named in the list A category of players. BCCI had released the list of centrally contracted players for the period from October 2019 to September 2020. Annually, A category players get Rs 5 crore.
The right-arm bowler would have been in action for Sunrisers Hyderabad if the Indian Premier League (IPL) had commenced from March 29. However, the tournament was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. (ANI)