India, Feb. 20 -- Shivam Dube's closing burst in the Netherland match has now got a very specific kind of praise - the "this isn't the same guy anymore" kind.

In India's final group outing in Ahmedabad, Dube smashed 66 off 31 balls, and then backed it up with two wickets in a 17-run win - a performance that triggered an almost forensic breakdown from former captain Kris Srikkant on his YouTube channel.

Srikkanth's first read was physical - not just "he looks fitter," but how that fitness is showing up in skill execution.

"I believe he has gone to a dietician and developed muscle strength for bowling. There is a big difference between Dube we saw in the IPL to now. Even his face just looks slimmer. His hits are all clean with no mistime...