Shivam Dube reveals Morne Morkel’s advice after picking 3 wickets vs UAE: ‘Told me to bowl a line that is slightly outside the off-stump…tweaked my run-up a bit’

Shivam Dube’s power-hitting ability with the bat is never in question. He is one of the cleanest strikers in Indian cricket and tonks the spinners into the stands quite mercilessly, but in addition to his ability to clear the rope, his role in the Indian side is to bowl a few overs of medium pace when and if required. Although he is not as quick as Hardik Pandya, he does have a few tricks up his sleeve with his military medium, and on Wednesday against the UAE, he managed to (3/4) from just two overs.

“Morne has been working with me since I came back into the Indian team for the England series. He has given me certain specific advice and I worked on them,” said Dube after India’s thumping nine-wicket win over UAE in Dubai. “He told me to bowl a line that is slightly outside the off-stump. He also worked with me in developing a slower delivery and tweaked my run-up a bit. The head coach and the skipper had told me that my bowling would have a role to play.”

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