‘Before CSK’ & After CSK...,' Ashwin Credits Chennai Super Kings' For Shivam Dube's Revival
Shivam Dube starred with bat against AFG [X.com]
One of India's biggest white-ball match winners has been Yuvraj Singh, who could turn the match anytime on its head and helped his side over the finish line.
Since Singh's retirement, India have failed to recognise a hard-hitting lower-middle order batter, who could bowl as well, and tried several contenders, which include Shivam Dube, who recently against Afghanistan, made a triumphant comeback in T20Is.
India's ace Test spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has backed Dube for a place in India's T20 World Cup 2024 side, which starts in June and faces stiff competition from Hardik Pandya as well.
Dube since shifting base to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has seen a resurgence in form and stature. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin called Dube "Yuvraj Singh Lite" and explained his play style could work well in conditions present in West Indies, which is a co-host of T20 WC.
“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. When Suryakumar Yadav is playing at one end, a team might try to suppress him by playing a left-arm spinner. When Shivam Dube is that the other end at this point, this is a great combination to have. The options that he gives to the team are tremendous.
I can proudly call him ‘Yuvraj Singh lite’ package. There are so many factoids about Yuvraj Singh that I could see in his game – the downswing, the height and the reach. I am not saying that he is like Yuvraj Singh, just saying he reminds me a lot of him. The beauty here is that he hits spin straight down the ground.”
Dube, who is currently playing for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy 2024, slammed 124 runs in three-T20Is against Afghanistan, finishing as the as leading run-getter, and taking home the player of the series award as well.
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