Chennai [India]: Forward of his aspect's Indian Premier League match towards Punjab Kings at Chennai on Wednesday, Chennai Tremendous Kings coach Stephen Fleming lauded all-rounder Shivam Dube, saying that he has confirmed that he’s greater than a spin basher and might be an impactful ” “X-Issue” for Crew India within the ICC T20 World Cup this yr.
Shivam's red-hot kind with the bat for CSK prior to now two-three seasons lastly bore fruit as he was named in India's ICC T20 World Cup squad named by the Board of Management for Cricket in India on Tuesday.
Talking forward of the sport, Fleming mentioned that Dube has confirmed that he’s greater than only a spin basher and he has acquired “uncooked energy”. He additionally mentioned that Dube is much more full as a participant than he was.
“He has confirmed this yr that there’s a lot extra to him than simply spinners. He has uncooked energy. And within the World Cup, you want some X-factor gamers, so I’m delighted that he’s going to get the chance. He’s much more full by way of what he’s attempting to do and understanding this recreation and that comes with a bit of little bit of expertise,” mentioned Fleming.
The coach additionally mentioned that the group has benefited from him and he has additionally labored on his not-so-strong areas of the sport.
“We have now benefited from him and he’s working arduous on areas wherein he was not so sturdy, additionally persevering with to develop his energy, which is the power, all alongside and fairly commonly, and he's executed that for us this yr. In order that kind continues and he's going to be an impactful participant for India,” he expressed.
In 9 video games to date through the season, Dube has scored 350 runs at a median of 58.33 and a strike charge of over 172, with three half-centuries. His finest rating is 66*. He has smashed 24 fours and a large 26 sixes on this IPL.
Rohit Sharma will lead India within the showpiece event, whereas Hardik Pandya might be his deputy.
India are positioned in Group A of the event alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, Eire, Canada and co-hosts USA. Their marketing campaign begins on 5 June towards Eire on the newly-constructed Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium in New York earlier than they tackle Pakistan on June 9 in one of the crucial awaited matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
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