Childhood coach of Shivam Dube, Satish Sawant congratulated the player and also explained that the allrounder had worked at introducing a positive change in his game. He further alotted praises to Tilak Varma for his match-winning innings.
The situation looked ominous for India when opener Shubman Gill was run out in the fourth over after scoring just 12 runs, putting the score at 20/3 in pursuit of Pakistan’s total of 146, but Varma, Sanju Samson (24), and Shivam Dube (33) kept their heads to see the team home.
According to Sawant, the match was very tense and evenly poised, both teams putting in their best effort to claim the trophy. Continuing on the same idea, the former said that “Pakistan looked like they’d post a big target, but Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling turned the game around.”
“First of all, congratulations to everyone on the win. It was a great win. Yes, the match was such that one couldn’t guess who’d win, but the team that’s putting in so much hard work and playing as a proper team, their experiences helped them overcome the challenges.”
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“Chasing on such a surface was never going to be easy. I initially thought that with the way Pakistan batted, 190 would be there for the taking. But Kuldeep, in an over, took three wickets, and that was a big turning point. That brought us right back into the game and we started fighting again,” Said Sawant to IANS.
He praised Varma’s mindset and knock, while also saying that his partnerships with Sanju Samson and Dube were commendable. Sawant added that he felt Dube had taken his batting to another level, and he particularly liked how Dube responded to certain deliveries.
“Tilak played superbly and so did his partner Samson – they were running down the runs at an acceptable rate and making the chase look possible. When Tilak partnered with Shivam, runs started flowing from both ends as both youngsters could hit sixes and hit those as well;
He praised Varma’s mindset and knock while also stating that his partnerships with Sanju Samson and Dube were commendable. Sawant also mentioned that he noticed a positive change in Dube’s batting, adding that he liked how he responded to the deliveries.
