Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad on Tuesday said Shivam Dube has overcome his weakness against short balls well with Mahendra Singh ·Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a lot to do with working with the strong Mumbai man himself. Dube played a key role in CSK’s 63-run victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL. The left-handed batsman hit five sixes in 23 balls for 51 after hitting 34 not out in the first match against RCB. The most striking feature of his game is how he manages the short ball .
The short ball has been his weakness earlier in his career, but this season, the transformed Dube has done a good job in that area, even if he looks a little uncomfortable.
“Just the confidence. When he came here, the management worked with him personally, Mahi bhai worked with him personally. He knows what role he is playing and which bowler he is playing. That is a big advantage for us,” Gaikwad praises his game-changer.
Dube also spoke about the freedom given to him by the CSK leadership and that he has struggled to be ready for the short ball and is now allowed a few bouncers per over.
“This team (CSK) is different from other teams. They gave me freedom. They want me to do better and I also want to win some games,” Dube said after receiving the Man of the Match award. .
It wasn’t just about survival, Dube also attacked the short ball like never before in both games, albeit with mixed results.
“That’s how I work. It helps me a lot. I know they’re going to give me some short balls and I’m ready.” He also insisted that the team management advised him on game after game中 doing the same thing – that’s taking on the bowlers.
“They want me to do the same thing I did today. They want me to score at a higher rate and that’s what I’m doing.” Tuesday’s victory was the result of a near-flawless performance for his captain.
“Today’s game was almost a perfect game in terms of batting, bowling and fielding. Against a team like Gujarat, we have to perform like this,” Gaikwad said.
We are defeated, accept Jill
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill had no hesitation in admitting that his team was completely outplayed by the Chennai Super Kings and the home team’s bowlers executed plan ‘T’.
CSK won by 63 points and are at the top of the table with 4 points from two games. This big win also gave their net run rate a solid boost.
“When we batted, they beat us and their execution was spot on. We backed ourselves to get good scores in the Powerplay and once we didn’t, we were always playing catch-up. That’s unfortunate for us,” Gill said at the post-match award ceremony.
Gill said he expected a total of 200 runs, given the hard bouncy nature of the track.
“In T20s, you can always talk about 10-15 runs here or there and at the end of the day, it’s about how much they get. On this wicket, we expect to chase 190-200. I think, for the bowlers, .” For Gill, it would be better to face opponents like CSK sooner rather than later.
“I think it’s better to have a game like this early in the game than in the middle or late stages. We always expected to chase 190-200 and it was a very good wicket. It felt like we let ourselves down when we were batting. “
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