Mumbai, July 18: He excelled as an Impact Substitute in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 for Chennai Super Kings.
His big hits against spinners in IPL 2024 did play a part in his selection for Team India's World Cup 2024 squad. He did not dishearten and played a crucial part in India's journey to the T20 World Cup 2024 title.
Sjivam Dube, even played a couple of matches recently in Zimbabwe under Shubman Gill. He did bowl a few over of medium pace too.
He may not be a pace bowling all-rounder like Hardik Pandya, but Dube delivered the goods effectively. He is for sure, a long term prospect for Team India.
Dube revealed that it was skipper Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who encouraged him to fight the odds during India's World Cup 2024 campaign.
Interacting with a section of press, Dube thanked captain Rohit and Head Coach Dravid for encouraging him and boosting his confidence during India's T20 World Cup campaign in the USA and the West Indies, where he did face a bit of struggle.