Playing under Dhoni was great learning experience, ultimate goal is to make India comeback: Shivam Dube

MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 was a great learning experience and it helped him in improving as a cricketer. During the IPL mega auction in February this year, Dube was bought by the Super Kings for Rs 4 crore. The 29-year-old cricketer had a mixed outing in the tournament.

He played a few match-winning knocks for CSK but was criticised for his poor bowling. Speaking with IANS, the all-rounder said his ultimate goal is to be part of the Indian cricket team again and win matches for the country. Excerpt of the interview:How has your training and practice been?The training has been going great, practising every day and sharpening my skills for the upcoming season.

CSK had an off-season and failed to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2022 but how will you assess your own performance?There are good times and bad times, IPL 2022 was not a good year for us. We tried our level best to qualify but we didn't make it. There are a lot of ups and downs in this game, I did well with the bat but couldn't produce good results with the ball.

I honestly think I could have done better. How was your experience of playing with/under MS Dhoni and learning from him?Playing under MS Dhoni was a great learning experience. He is a role model and mentors to the entire team.

Playing with him helped me a lot and I could see my performance get better. In IPL 2022, there was a lot of criticism about your bowling. Did you get the time to improve that part of the game? If yes, which new things...you have added to your armoury?Whenever I step on the pitch, I try to give my best but sometimes it's just not your day.