Gautam Gambhir's role in Shivam Dube's axing? Aakash Chopra drops bombshell about his sudden disappearance

Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra is shocked that Shivam Dube was not included in the Indian T20I squad for the series against the England national cricket team. He expressed concern over his oversight and called the all-rounder a World Cup winner.

The Indian national cricket team will take on the England national cricket team in a five-match T20I series starting from January 22. BCCI recently announced the squad for the series, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain.

Shivam Dube plays a crucial role in the team's bid to win the 2024 T20 World Cup

While most of the consistent players remain with the team, the absence of Dube's name raises a lot of concerns. The all-rounder has been one of the key members in the team's success in the shortest format of the game. He also played a crucial role in the team's victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Hardik Pandya are the two seam bowling all-rounders in the Indian team. Shivamdube, who scored 133 runs at a strike rate of 114.65 in eight innings of the 2024 T20 World Cup, has sparked a lot of speculation in his absence.

He was part of the T20 World Cup winning team – Aakash Chopra on Shivam Dube

Aakash Chopra pointed out Dube's mistakes in the 2024 T20 World Cup final and questioned his absence from the team. The cricketer-turned-commentator said in a video posted on his YouTube channel:

“What happened to Shivam Dube? I also wanted to talk about Ruturaj (Gaikwad) but he couldn't get his place. Rajat Patidar was there too. Obviously, there was a lot of batting. But, now I'm going to focus on Shivam Dube a little bit, He was a member of the T20 World Cup winning team.

“When you win, everyone should get credit. He even played well in the final. There were definitely doubts before about his poor fielding and poor batting. But then he played well and became a T20 World Cup winner. ”.

No one is talking about him – Aakash Chopra on Shivam Dube

Aakash Chopra added that Dubey suddenly disappeared from the horizon. He felt the batsman deserved another year or two. He explained:

“After that, he still had a little injury and didn't get many chances and has now left the team. No one is talking about him either. Riyan Parag is not being talked about because he is injured, but no People talk about him.

“If he's good enough to make the World Cup squad, I believe he's worth another year or two. He's been out with injury, but there was a theory that whoever was out, because of injury, he would be the first to come back, regardless of what he did. What, whoever replaces him, will have to be absent.

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