Shivam Dube credits CSK and MS Dhoni for ‘bringing out the best out in him’

Listen to Story Shivam Dube showed his gratitude towards Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and their skipper MS Dhoni for ‘bringing out the best in him’. Dube is having a dream run in India’s ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan. Having scored back to back half centuries, the southpaw is making the selectors think about picking him as a back up for Hardik Pandya.

The 30 year old Dube said that Dhoni, Michael Hussey and head coach Stephen Fleming have shown enough faith in him to go out there and play freely. “The credit goes to the CSK team and Mahi bhai because I have always had the game in me. But bringing out the best from a player is something done by CSK,” Dube was quoted as saying on Jio Cinemas.

“All the things they have given me, the confidence, they have told me that ‘Shivam, you can score runs in the IPL, don’t worry, we believe in you’. And many others, like Mike Hussey and Fleming, told me that they have faith in me. It was there in my mind,” he added. Dube was at his very best in the second T20I that took place on Sunday, January 14 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

He scored 63 runs off 32 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes, helping India chase down 173 and win the match by six wickets. After India lost Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Dube joined hands with Yashasvi Jaiswal and stitched together a 92 run stand for the third wicket. He also after he scored 60 runs at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.

Dube has also been impressive with the ball, having picked up 2 wickets at an average of 22.50. India’s third and final T20I against the Afghans is on Wednesday, January 17 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore..