Shivam Dube has transformed his cricket career after advice from former Indian captain MS Dhoni. Dube made headlines from his last match performance against Afghanistan in the 2nd T20I match in Indore. He scored a blistering unbeaten 63 off 32 balls to power India to a six wicket victory.
The massive change in Shivam Dube’s batting has come after he spent time with one of the greatest captains MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hurdle.
Former India cricketer Abhinav Mukund revealed that Dhoni advised Dube to attack short balls and his tip has changed the mindset of the all-rounder in death overs.
“A little birdie told me that Dube had a chat with MS Dhoni and he told him – not rocket science – don’t attack the short ball,” Mukund said as quoted by NDTV sports.
Shivam Dube last match
As India chased down a target of 173 with as many as 26 balls remaining, Dube hammered four sixes and five fours to score an undefeated 63 off 32 balls in the second T20I on Sunday.
Shivam Dube T20 career
Shivam Dube has scored 275 runs and eight wickets in 20 T20I matches. He has bagged three fifties in the shortest format of the game. For CSK, he has amassed 707 runs in 27 IPL matches at an average of 33.67.
Shivam Dube jersey number
Shivam Dube’s jersey number also has a connection with Dhoni. The captain cool has 7 as his jersey number while Dube has 70 as his jersey number.
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