“The earlier captains weren't using him” - Virender Sehwag hails Suryakumar Yadav for properly utilizing Shivam Dube with the ball

Former Indian opening batter and commentator Virender Sehwag has stated that the current Indian skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, is the only skipper who has managed to utilize the batting all-rounder Shivam Dube perfectly well with the ball.

Speaking on the Sony Sports Network, Sehwag has asserted that if Dube bowls cutters and slower balls, the batters would slightly find it difficult to hit him. While Pakistan was cruising with a good score at the halfway stage, Dube scalped two important wickets to turn the game upside down.

"The earlier captains weren't using him. Suryakumar Yadav is using him as a bowler. This wicket also suits him. It doesn't have the pace, so if he bowls cutters and slow balls, the batters find it slightly difficult to hit because they are used to using the pace. When the ball doesn't come fast, you have to put in the power, and the Pakistan batters probably made mistakes there," Virender Sehwag said on Sony Sports.

"He had picked up two wickets while conceding 15-odd runs in three overs. Along with him, Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav bowled an over apiece from the other end. They also bowled well. Only around 30 runs were scored in six overs, and two batters got out. So India made a comeback from there," Sehwag added.

On the other hand, the former India opener and commentator Aakash Chopra also heaped praise on Dube for his exceptional bowling performance, scalping the wickets of Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub.

"Shivam Dube needs to be praised because Pakistan were 91/1 at the 10-over mark and they reached 171, in which an extra fielder was within the circle in the 20th over, and a lot of runs were scored. Dube conceded 16 runs in three overs. He has limitations. He doesn't have too much pace," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

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