The 30-year-old’s prolific show with the bat eventually paved his return to the national team after a three-year hiatus when he was picked for the three T20I series against Afghanistan in January 2024.
The Statesman understands that the selectors will be looking at adding balance to the side, and in the current scenario, Dube’s stats make him an automatic choice over Pandya, who has been struggling ever since his return to action.
For Afghanistan, Karim Janat came on and stalled the end by picking two in his first over.
On Tuesday during CSK's battle to clinch their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title, Dube played an effective knock of unbeaten 32 off 21 balls in the middle order.
The winner of the first qualifier will get a chance to enter straight into the finals, the loser between CSK…
Shivam Dube conceded 34 runs in one over against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui
Taylor, who was playing his 100th T20I, made yet another half-century, took the game deep but failed to finish it off.
Yuzvendra Chahal posted a dance video on TikTok with his teammates Shivam Dube and Shreyas Iyer and an unidentified man.
Kambli expressed his disappointment that some of Mumbai's star cricketers did not play the match.
With the rubber currently tied, both the teams will leave no stone unturned to clinch the series.
