Shivam Dubey praised MS Dhoni: India won their fourth and final group stage game against Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. They qualified for the Super 8 after winning the match against Pakistan last Sunday. In terms of both the teams, it was a useless rubber game. The Dutch were already out of the competition after their defeat against the United States.
Shivam Dubey produced an all-round performance with bat and ball for India in the game against Scott Edwards’ team. Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat first. Abhishek Sharma once again failed to open his account and India also lost the wicket of Ishan Kishan early.
Shivam Dubey shines for India
Shivam Dubey took the responsibility in his hands and completed it. He played a brilliant inning of 66 runs in 31 balls at an average of 212.90. The southpaw hit six sixes and four fours in his explosive innings.
After the game, speaking on Star Sports, Parthiv Patel shared his views on his improved technique and discussed how former Indian captain MS Dhoni helped him improve his playing style. The Indian all-rounder and Dhoni have shared the Chennai Super Kings dressing room since 2022, forming a bond that continues to this day.
Shivam Dubey shares his experience on how MS Dhoni helped him move forward
Speaking on Star Sports, Dubey said, “There was a time when I came to the IPL, I was struggling a bit against short balls, at that time I was not able to hit them so cleanly, but then I realized that if I have to dominate at this level and I have that strength, then why should I hold back because of one thing, so I worked a lot on that thing during the off-season.”
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Shivam Dubey credited MS Dhoni for improving his game against the short ball. pic.twitter.com/qRyvzpQqrl
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“Mahi bhai told me that it is not necessary that you have to hit a six on that ball, you can hit a four or take a single, so that was always in my mind when I started.
Shivam Dubey, the best player against pace and spin?
According to ESPNcricinfo data, Dubey has improved after the T20 World Cup 2024. At the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup, his strike rate against fast bowlers was 133.7, while his average against fast bowlers was 38.00, his strike rate against spin was 131.7 and his average was 22.8.
After the 2024 T20 World Cup, his strike rate is around 171.9 with an average of 30.6, and against spinners, Dubey’s strike rate is 182.5 with an average of 47, which shows his improvement in strike rate and average against both fast bowlers and spinners.
Shivam Dubey has played small roles in previous games, and scored 27 off 17 against Pakistan. Then scored 23 runs in 16 balls, he bowled the middle overs and scored runs at a good pace.
Last night, he also took two wickets and earned the Player of the Match award. This was India’s fourth different man of the match in the four matches they played, showing the strength of the Indian team in that they are not dependent on any one person.
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