Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned India’s team strategy, in particular the role of Shivam Dube, prior to their Super Four Clash in the Asia Cup 2025 against Pakistan on Sunday 21 September in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
Shivam Dube has been admitted as a batting all -rounder in India’s Playing XI, but his performance has been inconsistent in the tournament so far. In India’s group stage matches, Dube was shaken between Bowlen and Batting Roles in the current Asia Cup 2025.
He was impressed by a three-wicket saying against the VAE, but had no chance to hit Dubai. In the second meeting against Pakistan, Dube hit shortly before 10* but did not Bowde.
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Ravichandran Ashwin asks the role of Shivam Dube in India XI on Asia Cup 2025
And then the seambowling all -rounder struggled in both departments in the last group match, only scored five points of eight balls and admitted 31 points in three overs against Oman in Abu Dhabi.
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In anticipation of the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match against India and Pakistan, Ravichandran Ashwin asked the logic behind Shivam Dube as the extra bowling option prior to a specialist like Harshit Rana.
He suggested that the men in blue could reinforce both batting and bowling by reconsidering the role of Shivam Dube in the Playing XI when the Asia Cup 2025 reached the final phase.
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Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel: “The game would have learned India a great lesson. I really doubt the impact of Shivam Dube as the extra bowler. If you definitely need a bowler in that position, you would be better off from Harshit Rana in the position and him Bat.”
The former Indian off-spinner also praised the stunning performance of Oman against the Indian side and said that the absence of stars such as Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy gave visitors the opportunity to show their skills on an art-friendly field in Abu Dhabi.
Ashwin noticed: “Comes to the game, a champion like Bumrah and a rare mysterious spinner like Varun Chakravarthy did not play. So if you remove these two and the pitch is good to catch on, Oman showed that they have some quality. At the same time there were also a few lessons for India.”
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Another point of conversation of the last group match was India captain Suryakumar Yadav’s unusual move to send itself through the order to No. 11. India lost eight wickets while he followed 188 in 20 overs, and Suryakumar did not even get against Oman against Oman.
Ashwin remained amused when the Indian captain left the responsibility to score on the rest of the team. He said that the men in Blue de Oman -Game treated as a competition exercise, and the associate team can get a lot of confidence from how they surprised them in the competition.
He signed up by saying: “What I liked the most was usually when I played against a good side, a captain seems to do everything, of batting, bowling and fielding, and absorbs all the responsibility.”
“Here Surya did exactly the opposite by sending everyone forward. It was as if he told the others that he was only throwing the currency, and it was up to the others to make sure he was wrong.”
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