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Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Burst Into Laughter In Comical Chat With India Star

All-rounder Shivam Dube's return to the Indian side has proved to be a blessing for the team. Dube registered his second half-century in as many games on Sunday as India made a mockery of Afghanistan in the second T20I in Indore. The 30-year-old has made unbeaten 60 and 63 in the first two matches, helping India seal the series with a game yet to be played. Not only that, Dube has also chipped in with a few overs in the absence of Hardik Pandya, taking two wickets as well. Ahead of the match in Indore, Dube was part of a light-hearted chat with India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli, who returned to the T20I side after a hiatus of more than 14 months.

The MS Dhoni 'Advice' That Turned Shivam Dube Into A Star Performer

Seen as the bonafide six-hitter in the Indian team, Shivam Dube, reaffirmed his credentials for T20 World Cup 2024 selection, mesmerising fand and experts with his twin half-centuries in the first two T20Is against Afghanistan. One of the biggest hitters when the spinners are in operation, Dube blazed away to scintillating fifties in the first two T20 Internationals against Afghanistan, making a fairly good spin attack look pedestrian with his power-hitting. Dube also credited MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings for his heroics in the shortest, but what exactly was the mantra he was given?

Shivam Dube Joins Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli In Elite List After All-Round Show Against Afghanistan

India all-rounder Shivam Dube is off to a fine comeback run in T20I cricket, as with his superb all-round show during the second India-Afghanistan T20I at Indore, he joined the elite company of legends like Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli. Shivam is the seventh Indian player to take at least a wicket and score a fifty in a T20I match, but only the third player to do it on two or more occasions, with Yuvraj having done it three times and Virat having done it twice.

Watch: Virat Kohli's Reaction As Shivam Dube Tonks 3 Back-To-Back Sixes

With the T20 World Cup set to be held later this year in June, all-rounder Shivam Dube has boosted the hopes of his selection in India's squad for the marquee event. With all-rounder and vice-captain Hardik Pandya nursing an ankle injury since October last year, Dube's resurgence as a fast-bowling all-rounder has proved to be a blessing for India. In the ongoing T20I series, Dube has scored back-to-back half-centuries in the first two matches, also picking up two wickets in the process.

Shivam Dube's Ultimate 'CSK And MS Dhoni' Remark Post 2nd T20I Heroics

India all-rounder Shivam Dube justified his selection for the T20I series against Afghanistan, scoring back-to-back half-centuries as the hosts went 2-0 up in the 3-match assignment. Dube, who remained unbeaten in both matches so far, has been a revelation this series, rising up to the challenge, especially in the wake of the T20 World Cup 2024 selection. After his heroics earned India a spectacular victory in the 2nd T20I against Afghanistan in Indore, Dube paid a special tribute to his Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings, and MS Dhoni.

India's Predicted XI vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I: Who Will Make Way For Virat Kohli?

After a convincing victory in the first T20I against Afghanistan, the Indian cricket team gears up for the second match of the series, with returning Virat Kohli in focus. The talismanic batter missed the series opener due to a personal commitment but is back and available for selection in the second T20I of the 3-match assignment. Kohli, who hasn't featured in a T20I for India since the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022, will be keen to impress, especially keeping the selection for next year's World Cup in mind.

MS Dhoni Refuses To Sign Autograph For Fan. India Great Gives This Reason

Social media has been getting flooded with viral pictures and videos of former India skipper MS Dhoni, for quite some time now. Be it someone's wedding or a fan's birthday, the wicketkeeper-batter is leaving everyone awestruck with his memorable presence. Despite not being active on social media himself, pictures of Dhoni always go viral like a fire. Recently, another picture of the Chennai Super Kings skipper went viral on Twitter, where he was spotted with some Indian army soldiers.

India Eye Series Win Over Afghanistan As fringe Players Look To Impress; Virat Kohli To Return

A series win over Afghanistan is still not counted among the grandstand cricketing feats, but a clutch of players will be eager to achieve that in Indore on Sunday in the second T20I as it can transform them into contenders from sidekicks. India had won the first game at Mohali by six wickets to take a 1-0 lead. It is then imperative for Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel to produce a defining effort against the Afghans to keep themselves within the selectors' sight as the move to find a perfect squad for the T20 World Cup has gathered steam.

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Watch: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Burst Into Laughter In Comical Chat With India Star

The MS Dhoni 'Advice' That Turned Shivam Dube Into A Star Performer

Shivam Dube Joins Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli In Elite List After All-Round Show Against Afghanistan

Watch: Virat Kohli's Reaction As Shivam Dube Tonks 3 Back-To-Back Sixes

Shivam Dube's Ultimate 'CSK And MS Dhoni' Remark Post 2nd T20I Heroics

India's Predicted XI vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I: Who Will Make Way For Virat Kohli?

MS Dhoni Refuses To Sign Autograph For Fan. India Great Gives This Reason

India Eye Series Win Over Afghanistan As fringe Players Look To Impress; Virat Kohli To Return