Bonafide six-hitter Shivam Dube on Monday mentioned his capacity to play a variety of strokes towards spinners is “god’s gift” however overcoming points towards specific tempo and bounce would require loads of onerous work. One of the largest hitters when the spinners are in operation, Dube blazed away to scintillating fifties within the first two T20 Internationals towards Afghanistan, making a reasonably good spin assault look pedestrian along with his power-hitting.
“It’s a pleasure to keep improving my performance as I am going along. The range I have is god’s gift and I have also worked a lot on it. I have developed many areas of my game and I am getting the runs on the board,” Dube informed JioCinema. (MS Dhoni Invited For Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratistha’ Ceremony In Ayodhya)
On technique to his an unbeaten 63 off 32 balls within the second T20I on Sunday, Dube smashed 4 towering sixes and 5 fours, as India chased down a goal of 173 with as many as 26 balls to spare. Also grabbing the headlines with the willow was the returning Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hammered a 34-ball 68.
On how onerous it’s to suppose solely in regards to the current and never in regards to the forthcoming T20 World Cup, Dube mentioned, “In the past I have thought a lot about the future. But I have realised that I got to focus on the present. I have to focus on how to improve my skills, so that’s more important to me. I just try to keep myself grounded and try to focus on what I have to do.”
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In stark distinction to his penchant to toy with the spinners, 30-year-old Dube has usually seemed weak towards the quick deliveries bowled at good tempo. He admitted that the usual of quick bowlers within the IPL is a lot better than in home cricket. (‘Bindaas Khel,’ Yashasvi Jaiswal Delighted To Have Rohit Sharma And Co As Seniors – WATCH)
On the quantity of labor that has gone into enhancing his recreation towards quick balls, Dube mentioned, “I have worked a lot on it. When I was playing domestic cricket, I was able to dominate all the bowlers, but when it came to IPL and Indian cricket it was not easy as bowlers were bowling over 140km/hr.”
“I worked a lot with side arms, but it is more about the mindset which I worked.” Dube had a poor begin for India’s white-ball group towards Bangladesh greater than 4 years in the past.
Asked in regards to the strategies he has employed that is resulted in a major enchancment, he mentioned, “This credit goes to Chennai Super Kings and Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) because I always had this game in me.”
“They have brought out the best in me. They have always encouraged me and said that they believe in me. Stephen Fleming and Mike Hussey have shown faith in me.”
Speaking about his mindset as a finisher, the Mumbai all-rounder mentioned, “As a middle-order batsman, my role is to take on spinners and improve the strike rate. But when it is like getting 20-25 runs, I focus on that.”
“What I have seen Mahi bhai do for a long time, I am working in that direction. I have to keep myself calm and composed and just focus on one ball at a time.”
