Shivam Dube Bowling: Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra raised his concern on India’s sixth bowling option after Shivam Dube’s performance against Zimbabwe. India did have a commanding win, but Dube’s lack of control with the ball turned out to be a headache in a must-win Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe.
Shivam Dube Bowling
India’s batting made up a score of 254 against Zimbabwe in Chennai, but the bowling destroyed the whole game. Brian Bennett, the Zimbabwe star, made a score of 97 runs, and the team managed to reach the score of 184 for 6.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra stated that India cannot afford this kind of uncertainty, especially against the West Indies.
He said,
“Shivam Dube has conceded 113 runs in seven overs in the last three games. He conceded 46 runs in two overs in this game, 32 runs in two overs in the previous game, and 35 runs in three overs in the game before that. The problem is that he is needed to bowl because he is the sixth bowler.”
Tilak Varma’s and Abhishek Sharma’s bowling is not going to work here. So Shivam Dube being so expensive as the sixth bowler is a problem. That means no one can have a bad day because you want only five bowlers to be used. If you need a sixth, Shivam Dube has no confidence whatsoever right now.”
CAN INDIA MAKE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS DEFEATING THE WEST INDIES?
India will now be facing the West Indies in their last game of the Super 8 clash, which will be a decider on whether India will be making it to the semi-finals or not.
The clash between India and the West Indies will take place on March 1, Sunday, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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