Shivam Dube T20 World Cup 2024: Shivam Dubey, playing for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League, is performing brilliantly at the moment. Even though he is not the highest run-scorer this year, he remains in the top 10. After the way he is batting, he has staked his claim to be included in Team India for the T20 World Cup. On the basis of his ability to bat and finish matches with his innings, he is very close to being included in the team, but there is one issue which has to be resolved.
Shivam 242 runs in 6 matches
Actually, Shivam Dubey has also played for Rajasthan Royals and RCB before playing IPL for CSK, but the kind of batting he is doing for Chennai Super Kings has never been seen before. He has scored 242 runs for his team so far in 6 matches. His average is 60.50 and he is batting at a strike rate of 163.51. So far, 20 fours and 15 sixes have come from his bat. He is at ninth position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in this year’s league.
Scored most runs for CSK
If we talk only about CSK, he is the highest run scorer for this team. After him, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is at second place, who has 224 runs. Wherever Shivam Dubey comes to bat, he will not have much time. As many runs as possible have to be scored in a few balls. Team India needs one such player for the T20 World Cup.
Shivam has not bowled yet
Meanwhile, the problem is that on most occasions captain Ruturaj Gaikwad uses him as an impact player. That means they only bat and then go back. Shivam Dubey has not bowled even a single over in the 6 matches so far. The selectors want to give him a chance at number six or seven, where the batsman also has to bowl. But till now he has not got a chance for this. In such a situation, he is fit for selection through batting, but not bowling is becoming a hindrance somewhere.
Such is the performance for Team India
When Shivam Dubey plays for Team India, he also gets a chance to bowl. Where he has also taken wickets. In 21 T20 International matches for India, he has got a chance to bowl in 19 matches, where he has taken 8 wickets. Just in January this year, when the Afghanistan team came on the tour of India, he was included in Team India, where along with batting, he was also bowling. But I don’t know whether Captain Gaikwad and the management of CSK are hesitant in giving him bowling in IPL. It remains to be seen whether he gets this opportunity in the coming matches.
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