Bhuvneshwar's action is simple, his high right arm delivering an impressively upright seam. The swerve he has been able to generate has frequently been prodigious, and his apparent ability to move the ball both ways at will, marks him as a potential master of the swing bowling art. If his bowling has a shortcoming it is a lack of pace. Operating at just around 80 mph, sometimes even below that, has its drawbacks. A little more velocity would allow batsmen less time to make adjustments to combat his wiles, making him an even more challenging adversary. More speed, if he can achieve it, would not go amiss.
In the recently concluded Trent Bridge game in the 2014 India/England series, Bhuvneshwar grabbed his first five-wicket haul in Tests. His 5/82 was hard fought on a very lifeless surface. Benign conditions notwithstanding, he gave such an impressive display that the English batsmen are now aware, if they weren't before, that he will be more than a handful when the conditions are more to his liking.
