India, Feb. 24 -- Mohammad Kaif slammed India's decision to use Shivam Dube's bowling abilities in their recent T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 defeat against South Africa. The co-hosts crashed to a 76-run defeat in their Super 8 opener, their first loss of the tournament. Although Dube did take a wicket, he conceded 32 runs from only two overs.

In the ongoing tournament, Dube has also taken four wickets in three innings, at an economy rate of 10.63. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaif claimed that Dube is strictly a batter, and 'not an all-rounder'.

"With the field and his plan to bowl wide to Brevis, Dube showed that he wanted to be very defensive. Nobody bowls defensively in the 10th over. You looked to attack and try to take a wicket a...