Yuvraj Singh Backs Shivam Dube to Make ‘Huge Difference’ at T20 World Cup, Feels ‘Unfortunate’ for Gill and Rinku – News18

Yuvraj Singh backed Shivam Dube to ‘make a huge difference in the middle order or the lower middle order’ for the Indian men’s cricket team at the T20 World Cup 2024.

Dube, playing for the Chennai Super Kings, scored 396 runs in 14 matches while striking at 162.29. Though initially featuring only as a batter, he bowled his right-arm medium pace against Punjab Kings, giving India another bowling option at the T20 World Cup.

“I think with Shivam Dube, the last T20 series he played for India, I think he did well. And he’s been very consistent in the IPL as well,” Yuvraj told ICC in an interview.

“I just felt the kind of form he’s in, it was important for him to be in the squad. I really think he can make a huge difference in the middle order or the lower middle order, so it’s good to see him in the Indian T20 squad.

“It was hard to, if you look at the guys, it was a hard squad to make, and unfortunately couple of really guys missed out but that’s just the nature of selecting the World Cup squad I guess.”

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Rinku Singh missed out on India’s 15-man squad and had to be accommodated in the reserve list. The KKR star has had a below-par IPL 2024 but has been in sublime touch in the Indian colours since making his international debut, amassing 356 runs in 11 T20I innings at a breathtaking strike rate of 176.23.

Yuvraj expressed sympathy for both Rinku and Shubman Gill, another player who is on the four-person travelling reserve list.

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“It was a bit unfortunate for Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh,” he said. If I talk about Rinku, obviously he has been in good form for India and he has done so well for KKR. And I see a lot of improvement in his batting in the last couple of years.

“Unfortunate for him and Shubman obviously, scoring tons of runs, from the last year someone who has scored the most number of hundreds for India. From the last two years, and to miss out, as I said that’s the nature of selecting a World Cup squad and I’m sure these guys will be the first ones whenever there’s an opportunity.”

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