Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes all-rounder Shivam Dube's fortunes have changed dramatically and forever since he started playing for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League .
Dube was awarded the Player of the Series award in the recently concluded T20I series against Afghanistan at home. He scored impressive half-centuries in his first two matches of the series and took several wickets at a medium pace.
Due to Hardik Pandya being absent due to injury, duvet I got a chance to show off my skills and I didn't waste it. Ashwin praised the hard-hitting left-handed batsman and hinted at CSK's role in his resurgence as a cricketer.
„Hardik Pandya is an important member of this Indian team. But the emergence of Shivam Dube… Just like we divide our ears into pre-Christ and post-Christ, so too has his career been called 'pre-CSK'. It can be divided into “after CSK”. In West Indies conditions, which are almost CSK conditions, he is a monster spin hitter,'' the off-spinner said on his YouTube channel.
The 37-year-old also spotted some similarities between Dube and the white-ball legend's batting styles. Yuvraj Singh:
„I can proudly call him the 'Yuvraj Singh Lite' package. There are a lot of facts about Yuvraj Singh that you can see from his game: his downswing, his height, his reach.
„I'm not saying he looks like Yuvraj Singh, I'm just saying he reminds me of him a lot. The beauty here is that he spins straight to the ground. It is to hit.”
Dube, 30, scored 418 runs in 16 matches for CSK at a strike rate of 158.33. IPL Paving the way for his return to the Indian team in 2023.
„The gold medal has become even more valuable for this World Cup“ – Ashwin on Dube's strong form
Some experts believe Dube could be included in the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup, even if… Hardik Pandya Recover your health in time for the ICC event. Ashwin too supports the left-hander's participation in the mega tournament as he believes his presence in the middle order can make a big difference.
“When Suryakumar Yadav is playing at one end, teams may try to field a left-arm spinner to contain him. If Shivam Dube is at the other end at the moment, this is a great combination. The options he gives to the team are immense. He can also bowl his quota of two overs,'' Ashwin said.
„He has proven that he can be a bowling cutter and has also developed the back-of-the-hand slow delivery, which makes the gold medal even more valuable heading into this World Cup,“ the Indian off-spinner said.
Dube played 21 T20Is and scored 276 runs at an average of 39.42 and a strike rate of 145.26. He also took 8 wickets at an average of 45.
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