Crew India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reckons all-rounder Shivam Dube’s fortunes have modified drastically, and for good, since he has began taking part in for Chennai Tremendous Kings within the Indian Premier League.
Dube was the Participant of the Collection within the not too long ago concluded T20I collection at residence towards Afghanistan. He smashed spectacular half-centuries within the first two video games of the collection and likewise chipped in with a few wickets along with his medium tempo.
With Hardik Pandya unavailable as a consequence of damage, Dube received an opportunity to showcase his expertise and didn’t let the chance go waste. Praising the hard-hitting left-handed batter, Ashwin hinted at CSK’s function in his revival as a cricketer.
“Hardik Pandya is a crucial member of this Indian team. However, the emergence of Shivam Dube… Just like how we divide ears into Before Christ and After Christ, we can divide his career into ‘before CSK’ and ‘after CSK’. In West Indies conditions, which are almost CSK conditions, he is a spin-hitting monster,” the off-spinner mentioned on his YouTube channel.
The 37-year-old additionally discovered some similarities within the batting kinds of Dube and white-ball legend Yuvraj Singh:
“I can proudly name him ‘Yuvraj Singh lite’ package deal. There are such a lot of factoids about Yuvraj Singh that I might see in his recreation – the downswing, the peak and the attain.
“I’m not saying that he’s like Yuvraj Singh, simply saying he jogs my memory a whole lot of him. The wonder right here is that he hits spin straight down the bottom.”
The 30-year-old Dube smashed 418 runs in 16 video games at a strike fee of 158.33 for CSK in IPL 2023, paving the best way for his comeback to the Indian workforce.
“It has just added worth in gold going into this World Cup” – Ashwin on Dube’s kind
Some pundits reckon Dube might make the 2024 T20 World Cup squad even when Hardik Pandya regains health in time for the ICC occasion. Ashwin has additionally backed the left-hander’s inclusion for the mega match, because the believes his presence within the center order might make an enormous distinction.
“When Suryakumar Yadav is taking part in at one finish, a workforce would possibly attempt to suppress him by taking part in a left-arm spinner. When Shivam Dube is that the opposite finish at this level, it is a nice mixture to have. The choices that he offers to the workforce are super. He can bowl two overs of his quota too,” Ashwin mentioned.
“He has proved that he can bowl cutters and has developed a back-of-the-hand slower supply as effectively. It has simply added price in gold going into this World Cup,” the Indian off-spinner mentioned.
Dube has featured in 21 T20Is, scoring 276 runs at a mean of 39.42 and a strike fee of 145.26. He has additionally picked up eight wickets at a mean of 45.
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