Shivam Dube's big hitting gives India a crucial boost
Visakhapatnam, Jan. 30 -- Mitchell Santner was checking out Shivam Dube's biceps when the two teams lined up for handshakes after the match. Dube's muscle power wasn't enough to lift India to a win here, but with more luck - he was run-out at the non-striker's end on 65 (23b) - it might have been.
Having played together for CSK in IPL, Santner knew all about Dube's clean striking. And Santner, left-arm orthodox spinner, to Dube, left-handed batter, was a match-up that most teams would look to avoid.
Some find decision-making based on match-ups to be trite. And there is some merit in that argument. Whether a bowler should shy away from a batter, or offer him the bait depends on the extent of the unfavourable match-up. A classic case of human...
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