Bhullar, who won in Macau last week, is the man of the moment but he is not worried about being in the limelight as he leads the local charge at the Karnataka Golf Association course.
"I feel the next generation of Indian golfers are ready to take over. The responsibility is on our shoulders (leading the Indian charge with Anirban Lahiri and Himmat Rai in the absence of Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal) and we are ready for the challenge," said Bhullar, who has won four Asian Tour titles in his career.
Lahiri, Rai and Shiv Kapur, all winners on the Asian Tour, will also feature in the event, alongside Peter Hanson of Sweden, ranked 25th in the world, Richie Ramsay of Scotland and defending champion David Gleeson of Australia.
Bhullar, a Hero ambassador, is playing some of his best golf in recent months where he won two titles in a span of a month which subsequently swelled his career earnings on the Asian Tour to USD 1,001,045.
"I've been playing one of the best golf of my life in my career. It is a dream for every Indian player to play and win this tournament. I think I'm one of the few Indian golfers to wear the Hero logo this week as well.
"My game is in a good shape and I've started to putt well. There were a few technical mistakes which I made in my posture but I've sorted that out. That could be one of the reasons for my two victories." said the 24-year-old.
Gleeson uncharacteristically missed eight straight cuts from last year into the 2012 Asian Tour season but is showing glimpse of a comeback after finishing tied 17th at the Venetian Macau Open last week. MORE