‘If Dhoni is rating me as very good player then how can I not play well’: Shivam Dube after match-winning show vs AFG

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News / Cricket / ‘If Dhoni is rating me as very good player then how can I not play well’: Shivam Dube after match-winning show vs AFG

‘If Dhoni is rating me as very good player then how can I not play well’: Shivam Dube after match-winning show vs AFG

HT Sports Desk

Jan 12, 2024 09:50 AM IST

After his match-winning performance against Adghanistan, Shivam Dube, not for the first time, credited MS Dhoni for guiding him.

When MS Dhoni rates a player highly, how can he not succeed? Shivam Dube is the latest in the long list of youngsters backed by the legendary cricketer who has gone on to make it big for India. Dube, a lanky all-rounder from Mumbai, had been on the selectors' radar since 2019 but a few indifferent outings with the bat slid him down the pecking order. The turning point came when he was picked by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL mega auction in 2022 for ₹4 crore, it was the same day when he became a father. Dube showed promise that season, scoring at a strike rate of 156.22. But the real breakthrough came next year.