Once again Shivam Dube played a splendid knock against his former franchise RCB. Shivam Dube smashed 52 off 27 balls. Last year, the 29-year-old batsman got 95 runs against RCB. Shivam Dube thanked his father for giving him enough protein which helped him get this power of clean hitting in the IPL 2023.
“Since childhood, I have had this power. My dad has given me enough protein because he knows what is needed at this level,” Dube said as quoted by India Today.
“It was amazing for me, playing at this stadium, on this wicket and in front of this crowd. I mentioned it before that I back my strengths and that was what was needed today. Definitely, I believe it is not easy to stop me when I get going, that’s what I believe and the team believes.
The size of the ground and the wicket was good, and the freedom I got was something I enjoyed,” he added. Shivam Dube was brought by CSK in IPL 2022 auction for 4 cr. His Striking abilities against spin are dangerous, he hit 2 rooftop sixes against RCB out of which 1 was 111 metres long.
Shivam Dube in IPL 2023
Shivam Dube has 134 runs in 5 matches this season. Dube is a former player of Royal Challengers Bangalore, his stats at RCB are not up to the mark. But in Chennai, it is a totally different story for Dube. Faf and Maxwell brought RCB into the game. RCB needed 36 off 20 deliveries.
It was a cakewalk for RCB with 6 wickets in hand, but Pathirana’s 18th over was a game-changing one. Dhoni mentioned Dube at post-match presentation saying CSK had certain plans for him. Dube was injured when he came to the CSK camp, so CSK couldn’t do much. Dhoni also said “Dube is someone who can get those extra runs in the middle over”
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