{"id":4658,"date":"2024-01-16T10:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T10:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2024-01-16T10:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T10:52:46","slug":"gavaskars-brilliant-selectors-headache-take-on-dube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/gavaskars-brilliant-selectors-headache-take-on-dube\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Even if Hardik is fit…’: Gavaskar’s brilliant ‘selectors headache’ take on Dube after India seal AFG T20I series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Gavaskar shared his views on what the selectors should do with Shivam Dube when Hardik Pandya returns to the squad. Dube has been in great form vs Afghanistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All-rounder\u00a0Shivam Dube<\/a>\u00a0extended his free-scoring run in the 2nd T20I of the ongoing Afghanistan series as Rohit Sharma’s Team India cruised to another comfortable win over the Rashid Khan-less side on Sunday. Half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dube powered the\u00a0Virat Kohli<\/a>-starrer side to a six-wicket win in the T20I series decider at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Dube remained unbeaten on 63 off 32 balls to earn plaudits from former Indian cricketer Rohan Gavaskar after the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the absence of superstar Hardik Pandya, Dube has emerged as India’s frontline all-rounder. India’s stand-in skippers Pandya and Surykaumar Yadav are nursing their injuries as the Mumbai Indians (MI) duo was unavailable for selection when India announced its squad for the Afghanistan series. Returning to the white-ball squad for India’s final T20I before the T20 World Cup, Dube has raised his stocks with his all-round show in the first two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking to\u00a0Cricbuzz<\/em>\u00a0about Dube’s recent performances, former Indian cricketer Gavaskar opined that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star has given the Indian think tank some selection headaches in the World Cup year. “We have been talking about him as, ‘Oh, listen, what if Hardik is unfit?’, I think what he is doing is making sure that even if Hardik is fit, he is on that plane in that World Cup squad. If you put in performances like this, it is very hard for anyone to drop you. It is going to be a really tough decision for the selectors if they decide to drop him. He is doing all that he can, which is giving the selectors a headache,” Gavaskar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n‘Even if Hardik is fit, he is\u2026’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n