Rohit Sharma on Shivam Dube’s selection in T20 WC: The Indian Cricket Team has already started making its strategy for the T20 World Cup 2024. After the announcement of the Indian team squad, Rohit Sharma and Indian team chief selector Ajit Agarkar attended the press conference in Mumbai today. During this, the Indian captain told Shivam Dubey why he has been selected for the T20 World Cup.

Talking about Shivam Dubey, Rohit Sharma said, 'We wanted someone in the middle overs who would not think about who was bowling and would play freely. That's why we selected Shivam Dubey. He has been selected considering his IPL performance and the performance before that.

Shivam Dubey's bat is speaking loudly in IPL 2024

Let us tell you that Shivam Dubey is batting very well in the Indian Premier League 2024. Shivam is continuously banging with the bat in IPL for Chennai Super Kings. He has played 10 matches for CSK in the current season. During this period, 350 runs have come from his bat, which includes three half-century innings.

Shivam had recently spoken to BCCI expressing his happiness after his selection in the T20 World Cup team and also reacted to his comparison with Yuvraj Singh. In the video shared by BCCI, Shivam had said, 'I have never compared myself with Yuvi Paaji. Because it would be foolish to compare them. Yes, my playing style is a bit like his and I like it. People also tell me that my playing style is like Yuvi Pa. When I came to the Indian team, Ravi Shastri sir told me that I hit sixes like Yuvraj Paaji. I have prepared myself like him. Along with this, I have become quite mentally prepared.

Let us tell you that Shivam Dubey has played 21 matches in his T20 International career so far and has scored 276 runs with his bat.