Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar says he's always ready to guide youngsters like Saini

Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is happy with the coming up of bright prospects like Navdeep Saini and says he's always ready to guide the youngsters when they come in to the national team.

The 29-year-old Bhuvneshwar took two wickets for 19 runs to play an important role in India's four-wicket win against the West Indies in the first T20 International here on Saturday.

"As a senior player you always want to perform. Even you could not perform you have to contribute to the team. That is the first thing I want to do and luckily I did that," Bhuvneshwar said at the post-match press conference.

"When young players like Navdeep Saini does well and Khaleel (Ahmed) does well, you want to always talk to them. You want to make them comfortable. That is the first thing I want to do and I always guide them," he added.

Bhuvneshwar was all praise for Saini who starred in the India's win with figures of 3/17 in his India debut match.

"Just before coming into the team he played for India A against West Indies A in West Indies. That is why he did well. When you do well at international level, it gives you a lot of confidence," said the senior pacer.

"He has bolwed really well. The most important thing is, he has proved in different stages. He plays so much of cricket, in IPL and for India A. So when he came into the (senior national) team he was very confident."
"It is only that T20 is a shorter format and when you go to ODI, it takes more load on the body. This is something we always take care of."