CSK vs RCB: Sanjay Manjrekar compares Shivam Dube’s hitting capability with Yuvraj Singh
Shivam Dube bought the Player of the Match award after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 23 runs on Tuesday.
Shivam Dube of Chennai Super Kings. Courtesy: BCCI/PTI
HIGHLIGHTSOn Sunday, Shivam Dube scored 95 runs towards RCBDube gained the Player of the Match award after CSK’s winThe Super Kings gained their first sport in IPL 2022 after 4 losses
Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar reckoned Shivam Dube’s type of stroke-play is much like that of Yuvraj Singh. On Tuesday, Dube performed an unbeaten 46-ball knock of 95 with the assistance of 5 fours and as many as eight sixes. The southpaw turned the Player of the Match after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 23 runs on April 12.
Dube performed at a strike price of 206.52, ensuring CSK put up an enormous rating of 216 on the board. Thereafter, Ravindra Jadeja and Co. restricted the Challengers to 193/9. Manjrekar praised Dube for hitting a few sixes off Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga throughout the fag finish of the Super Kings’ innings.
The veteran stated that the left-hander has the flexibility to smash the leather-based a rustic mile like Yuvraj, who was identified for his wristy pictures. Apart from Dube, Robin Uthappa additionally made a major contribution, scoring 88 runs with 4 fours and 9 sixes.
But Manjrekar felt that Dube’s knock and audacious batting on the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Complex in Mumbai overshadowed Uthappa’s innings by fairly far.
‘Fitter and leaner’
“Hazlewood got it right, bowled it full and Dube was deep inside his crease. And to get that kind of elevation is almost impossible. He’s got this natural gift of hitting the ball a long way, Yuvraj Singh had it, Shivam Dube has it,” Manjrekar informed ESPNcricinfo.
“He’s also looking a little fitter and leaner, maybe stronger. And that shot off Wanindu Hasaranga, there was nothing wrong in that delivery, just about short of a length because he didn’t want to pitch it right up, but Dube went on the backfoot and hit it a long distance,” he acknowledged.
“Those two shots tell you this guy is not just a hitter, he hits some incredible shots. That’s why this innings has been able to overshadow another fantastic innings that we saw,” Manjrekar added.
Dube is presently second within the record of main run-scorers within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, having scored 207 runs from 5 video games at a median of 51.75 and a strike price of 176.92.
