“He Is Murdering Spinners”: Irfan Pathan’s Out-Of-This-World Praise For CSK Star, Wants Him For T20 WC

The race for T20 World Cup 2024 is getting intense, with many ‘contenders’ placing in a powerful shift within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 marketing campaign. One of these gamers who’s vying for the tight middle-order battle is Chennai Super Kings’ Shivam Dube. Though CSK misplaced their final match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad, it was Shivam Dube’s blitzkrieg that left everybody in awe. The left-hand hit 24-ball 45, together with 4 sixes and a couple of fours, to assist CSK attain 165/5 on the finish of 20 overs. For former cricketers like Irfan Pathan, Dube has emerged as a powerful contender for the middle-order spots in India’s T20 World Cup squad.

In a chat on Star Sports, Irfan stated that Dube could be within the Indian staff if he was the selector. Highlighting the left-handed batter’s hitting means towards spinners, Irfan stated that there is no one who comes near Dube in that particular space of the sport.

“I would definitely select, if I would have been the selector, I will be keeping a close eye on him. And I would actually take him in T20 World Cup squad because he’s actually murdering the spinners. He doesn’t need to go out there and try to get set against spinners. And we have seen this in this IPL and previous season as well, we have seen him against quality wrist spinners, against finger spinners. And when you have a batter like that, why you don’t want to take advantage of him?,” he stated.

Right now Shivam Dube is manner forward of anybody in Indian cricket so far as spin hitting means is concern! Indian selectors ought to hold an in depth eye on him for the World Cup.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 5, 2024

Irfan additionally identified that simply because Dube is outstanding towards spinners, does not imply he’s dangerous towards pacers.

“Mind you, he’s not a bad batter against fast bowlers as well. People forget that he comes from Mumbai. And in Mumbai, you’ll see a lot of bounce as well. So he’s not as bad as well. Rightly, you know, when Yuvraj Singh said what he said, I’ll definitely think he should be there. Because, who are the cricketers out there who can actually play in the middle overs, who can finish the game, who can actually literally finish the spinners? We have Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh. Who else is there, Rishabh Pandey if he is fit enough to play. But Rishabh, if you bowl him outside the off-stump, unless he uses the switch hit, there we have seen some restriction in his play. So, who else is there? Shivam Dubey, I don’t think so any other guy who comes even close when it comes to hitting and actually finishing and murdering the spinners,” he asserted.

Even former India cricketer Virender Sehwag was in awe of Dube’s hitting. In a chat on Cricbuzz, he stated that Dube has put stress on the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant together with his hitting.

“I said before the match that the way Shivam Dube has been playing, his ticket should be confirmed for the T20 World Cup. He has put a lot of pressure on players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul and now they have to score consistent runs to make the World Cup squad. Take the players who are in-form,” he stated.