"This Franchise Is Different": Shivam Dube Sums Up What Makes CSK Unique

Following his side's triumph complete Gujarat Titans (GT) successful their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Shivam Dube expressed that nan Yellow franchise is different from each others and has fixed him state successful his gameplay. The wall astatine Chepauk stood untouched arsenic nan Chennai Super Kings registered a broad 63-run triumph complete nan Gujarat Titans connected Monday successful nan ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Following nan match, Dube said successful nan post-match presentation, "This franchise is thing different from each others. They are giving maine freedom. They want maine to do amended and I besides want to triumph immoderate matches. I person worked that measurement (hitting short balls). It is helping me. I cognize they will vessel maine immoderate short balls and I americium fresh for that. They want maine to do nan aforesaid point I did coming (his role). They want maine to people pinch a higher strike-rate and that is what I americium doing."

In nan IPL 2024 truthful far, Dube has scored 85 runs successful 2 innings astatine an mean of 85.00 and a onslaught complaint of 166.66, pinch nan champion people of 51.

Since joining CSK successful 2022, Dube's fortunes person turned astir for nan better. In 29 matches for CSK, he has scored 792 runs astatine an mean of 36.00, pinch six half-centuries successful 27 innings and a onslaught complaint of 158.40.

His past play pinch nan Yellow franchise was his champion IPL play ever, playing a important domiciled successful nan team's record-equalling fifth-title win. In 16 matches and 14 innings, astatine an mean of 38.00, Dube managed 418 runs astatine a onslaught complaint of 158.33, pinch 3 half-centuries. His champion people was 52. He was nan 13th-highest run-getter that season.

Shivam's numbers pinch CSK opposition heavy pinch his mean to conscionable decent numbers for Royal Challengers Bangalore (2019-21) and Rajasthan Royals (2021). In 15 matches for RCB, he scored conscionable 169 runs astatine an mean of 16.90 and a onslaught complaint of 122.46, pinch nan champion people of 27*. He besides took 4 wickets.

In 9 matches for RR, Dube made 230 runs astatine an mean of 28.75 and a onslaught complaint of 119.17, pinch 64* arsenic his solitary fifty.

His performances for CSK earned him an Indian squad call-up for nan first clip aft 2020 and successful 8 matches and 5 innings for Team India, he went connected to people 171 runs astatine an mean of 171.00, pinch 2 fifties and besides return 3 wickets. With nan ICC T20 World Cup astir nan corner, Dube is surely putting selectors connected announcement pinch his performances, for a spot arsenic an other all-rounder to pace-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Coming into nan match, GT put CSK to bat first. Fiery knocks from Rachin Ravindra (46 successful 20 balls, pinch six fours and 3 sixes), skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (46 successful 36 balls, pinch 5 fours and a six) and Dube (51 successful 23 balls, pinch 2 fours and 5 sixes) took CSK to 206/6 successful 20 overs.

Rashid Khan (2/49) and Spencer Johnson (1/35) were among nan picks of nan bowlers for GT.

In nan run-chase, GT kept losing wickets astatine regular intervals. Sai Sudarshan (37 successful 31 balls, pinch 3 fours), Wriddhiman Saha (21 successful 17 balls, pinch 4 boundaries) and David Miller (21 successful 16 balls, pinch 3 fours) tried to put up a fight, but it was conscionable not enough. GT were restricted to 143/8 and mislaid by 63 runs.

Tushar Deshpande (2/21), Deepak Chahar (2/28) and Mustafizur Rahman (2/30) were nan apical bowlers for CSK.

Dube took location nan 'Player of nan Match' award.

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