Shivam Dube's twin fifties against Afghanistan in as many matches among many things have proved that he does belong at the international level and if he is being looked at as Hardik Pandya's backup, then there are good signs. But when Hardik returns into the squad, what happens then?
In-form pacer Arshdeep Singh took three wickets and Axar Patel bagged two to help India bowl out Afghanistan on just 172 runs at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium. Then Mumbai cricketers Jaiswal and Dube registered fifties each to guide India to an easy win.
Shivam Dube earned the Player of the Match award for his all-round brilliance in the IND vs AFG 1st T20I at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Dube scored an unbeaten 60 after impressing with the ball in the first innings. Notably, Raina praised Dube for his bowling.
Team India made short work of a 159-run target in the first T20I against Afghanistan, winning the series opener with 15 balls to spare. Shivam Dube and Axar Patel starred for the Men in Blue as India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
India will take on Australia in a five-match T20 series starting on Thursday, November 23 in Vizag. In what is being seen as the start of the preparation for next year's T20 World Cup, the Men in Blue led by Suryakumar Yadav will be keen to get the ball rolling straight away.
Shivam Dube named Chennai Super Kings' all-time XI as he included some of the greats like Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Harbhajan Singh but he left out Deepak Chahar.
The Indian all-rounder who played under MS Dhoni in IPL 2023 is making a comeback into the national side after a gap of three years.
West Zone notched up their third win in the Deodhar Trophy as Shivam Dube smashed an unbeaten 83 off 78 against North Zone, continuing his form from IPL 2023.
The 2022 edition could well be a breakthrough season for all-rounder Shivam Dube, who feels he is finally able to translate his domestic form into the IPL.
Sairaj Patil has been named as Dube's replacement in a 20-member Mumbai squad.
Shivam Dube stepped up for RR in his first opportunity since the resumption of IPL 2021 in UAE, scoring 64 off 42 deliveries to guide the Royals to 7-wicket win over CSK.
The 28-year-old, who has featured in one ODI and 13 T20Is for India, was bought by the Rajasthan outfit for a whopping Rs 4.40 crores during the IPL mini-auction earlier this year.
Rajasthan Royals, who had won the inaugural title in 2008, will start their IPL 2021 campaign against Punjab Kings on April 12.
The 2021 Indian Premier League auction will take place in Chennai, and eyes will be on the players from Indian domestic cricket who stepped up in the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
According to the former India all-rounder, Navdeep Saini should bowl a minimum of two overs at the death as "he's the guy who can nail those yorkers as well as he can just bluff the batsmen and bowl bouncers at the death as well".
The RCB shared a video on their official social media profile where AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Shivam Dube and Chris Morris could be seen in action.
Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has come out in defence of Shivam Dube, who has been criticised for his inconsistent performances of late.
Shivam Dube, who was supposed to be India's next fast-bowling all-rounder and an alternative to the currently-injured Hardik Pandya, has failed miserably throughout the five-match series against New Zealand.
34 runs are the most conceded by an Indian in an over in T20Is and the second-most in the world after Stuart Broad's 36 by Yuvraj Singh in 2007 World T20.
Yuzvendra Chahal shared a video of him and the Team India stars dancing on his social media platforms.
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