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Shivam Dube Cameo: But Hardik Pandya was suddenly brought up the batting order in the mega final when the first three cricketers – Abhishek, Sanju, Ishan were playing Dhamaka cricket.
Shivam Dube Cameo: The team management uses him as and when required In this situation, he was dropped to number seven in the T20 World Cup final But for example, in the semi-final, Dubey was sent in to bat at number 4, turning the match around as a run machine in the first innings.
Against England, Shivam was sent ahead of Tilak Verma. Gambhir’s decision turned the match around, Dube scored 43 off 25 balls. Gambhir often changes Dub’s batting order to suit the situation
But suddenly in the mega final when the first three cricketers – Abhishek, Sanju, Ishan were playing explosive cricket, Hardik Pandya was suddenly brought up in the batting order. Tilak Verma and Shivam Dubey were dropped in the last over when the run rate slowed after he and skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s flop show. Shivam’s last spell of the day had 26 runs off 8 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Earlier also he batted at number 6 three times, number 5 twice and once each at number 4 and number 7. It is to be noted that in the match against the Netherlands, Dube turned the game around by playing a great innings. When no Indian batsman could reach 35, Shivam scored 66 off 31 balls to put India in a strong position.
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Shivam Dube Cameo: Gambhir’s silent killer answers with the bat, keeping Shivam down by getting Hardik down first
