Dube's hard-hitting sixes and finishing skills will be pit against the likes of Tim David, Romario Shepherd and Liam Livingstone when RCB takes on CSK away from home, aiming to secure their second-ever win at Chepauk after winning their first match against CSK at the venue in 2008 during the
Shivam's red-hot form with the bat for CSK in the past two-three seasons finally bore fruit as he was named in India's ICC T20 World Cup squad named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday.
Dube's prowess against spin is well known among the IPL teams, to the extent that they have stopped using spin that much against the left-hander. There is an element of fear among spinners about Dub's raw power, 'go hard' mentality since ball one. With the 'two bouncer' rule coming this year
Since joining CSK in 2022, Dube's fortunes have turned around for the better. In 29 matches for CSK, he has scored 792 runs at an average of 36.00, with six half-centuries in 27 innings and a strike rate of 158.40.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad hailed in-form batter Shivam Dube and decoded the factors that have contributed to his consistent match-winning performances.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings batter Shivam Dube, who played an extraordinary knock of 95* runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, said that he is 'focusing on his basics'.