After KL Rahul was dismissed at just 11 runs during India vs West Indies 2nd T20I match, fans were expecting Virat Kohli to appear on the field. However, Indian skipper had something completely different in his mind and he sent Shivam Dube ahead of him. Shivam Dube started greatly with brilliant sixes in IND vs WI 2019 match right from the start. He also hit a fifty off just 27 balls to his first half-century in T20I international. Fans were amazed at Virat Kohli’s exciting experiment ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2020 and lauded the Indian captain for the same. India Vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match.
Shivam Dube smashed 4 sixes and 2 fours to reach his half-century to account for a quick-fire. Twitterati were amazed to witness Virat Kohli giving his spot to someone else. #Shivam Dube also became a trending topic on Twitter after his arrival. Shivam Dube also played brilliantly in IND vs BAN T20I series.
Well Done!
If you wanted to give no. 3 slot a try then you would have tried playing sanju Samson instead of Shivam dube....bad decision.....why virat is not batting at that slot..#Cricket #BCCI #INDvWI
— Dr.Harinder Singh (@professorsahaab) December 8, 2019
Great Mindgame!
I think it's a great move to send Shivam Dube up the order and have him express himself.
— Sailesh Kumar Shaw (@SaileshKumarSh4) December 8, 2019
Earlier, Virat Kohli lost the toss. Kieron Pollard, who won the toss opted to bowl first. Openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma lost their wickets cheaply but Shivam Dube rained sixes at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram to come to the limelight in front of Kerala crowd. India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first T20I game by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli was the hero of the match in the previous IND vs WI game with his 94-run knock. India eye a series victory in India vs West Indies 2nd T20I 2019 while the visitors aim for a comeback. India were 112-3 after the end of 12 overs.
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