
Former India batsman Manoj Tiwary has backed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Shivm Dubey for a place in the T20 World Cup squad, ahead of Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya. Tiwary questioned Hardik’s role as a bowler so far in the IPL this season, with the MI captain bowling just one over in the last three matches. The former Bengal captain feels that Hardik will have to prove his bowling credentials if he wants to seal his place in the squad for the T20 World Cup.
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Tiwary also highlighted that Hardik has been a bit expensive with the bowl for MI, conceding 11 runs per over.
“If he wants to play as an all-rounder in the Indian T20 World Cup team, he has to bowl. He has to look at his economy rate. It’s around 11. He has this season,” Tiwary said while talking to Cricbuzz. I’m not performing,” Tiwary said while talking to Cricbuzz.
Tiwary also asserted that if Dubey fails to make the T20 World Cup squad, his IPL franchise will be responsible for his exclusion as CSK have used him as an influence so far this season. Is.
“With this form, Hardik will not be picked in the T20 World Cup, see, if Karkar is a strong character and therefore he can take bold decisions. And if Dubey is not picked in the T20 World Cup, then CSK will be responsible for that. Because they are not allowing him to bowl, I have been saying for a long time, if you want a replacement for Hardik, get ready.
Tiwary described Dubey as a “brilliant” bowler, pointing to his exploits in the T20I series against Afghanistan earlier this year.
“Once we had Venkatesh Iyer, suddenly both of them stopped bowling. We have to look at the bigger target. We are talking about the World Cup here and India have not been able to lift this trophy for a long time. So we have to plan for that ahead of time and if you pick Dubey in the team, how well can he perform as a bowler, but as far as I know, he is a smart bowler. Keep that T20 series at home against Afghanistan.
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