Former India batter Virender Sehwag has praised Shivam Dube for bowling a game-changing spell in the Indian team’s Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash against Pakistan as well. He added that Dube has been among the wickets lately because Suryakumar Yadav is using him more with the ball than the earlier captains as well.

During a discussion on Sony Sports, Sehwag said, “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, 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.”

“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 shared again.

Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra applauded Shivam Dube for restricting Pakistan in the second half of their innings as well.

“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.

“The ball won’t swing much as he bowls in the middle overs. He doesn’t have any variations like the knuckle ball, but he has been relevant. He runs in hard, bends his back, and bowls hard length. Shivam Dube was the key reason, and, of course, Varun Chakaravarthy’s economy, why you conceded only 80 runs in the last 10 overs, and that just set you up quite nicely,” Chopra concluded.