Former Indian spinner Amit Mishra showered praise on Shivam Dube after India registered a six-wicket win against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the ongoing Asia Cup on Sunday.
Dube returned with impressive figures of 2-33 in four overs he bowled and he was the pick of the Indian bowlers. The right-arm medium pacer accounted for Sahibzada Farhaz and Saim Ayub.
Mishra reckons Dube will gain confidence if he is given the ball consistently by the Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav. It is well known that Dube can use the long handle against the spinners but his performances with the ball in the ongoing continental tournament have been praise-worthy.
Amit Mishra said on his YouTube Channel, “Shivam Dube is such a player who, if you bowl, then he can do a lot of things for you in the future. It’s because he’s the talent; his batting is good. In my view, he has to work on his bowling. Even yesterday, he did a good job, got the wickets of two set batsmen. The most important thing was that he bowled four overs, and it was an overall good bowling display.
“Whenever you get a chance, you bowl him for at least 2-3 overs, if not 4, which will only boost his confidence. In the first match, he got three wickets when he bowled [against the UAE], and he scalped two wickets yesterday. He can bowl better.
“As I said, he has to improve his bowling. He needs to work on the slower ones, speed, and length… But he’s a good talent and he can become a good player for us in the future,” he added.
On the other hand, Abhishek Sharma scored a quickfire knock of 74 runs off just 39 balls in the run-chase of 172. Mishra lauded the opening batter and said he will be one of the most dangerous batters in T20s.
“Abhishek was giving better starts, batting well, looked in a great touch, but wasn’t scoring big. In this match, he scored those runs and see what was the match result. He’s one player that if you support him, then in the coming days he will be one of the dangerous players in T20s.”
India will next take on Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Wednesday.
