Shivam Dube Under Pressure After India’s Ranchi T20I Defeat: Stats, Form and Selection Debate

Now, if we have a look at the statistics of his batting performances in the last five matches, he has been able to score only 37 runs in four innings. He has claimed three wickets in the last five innings. In the first T20I match against West Indies, he didn't get even one over to bowl nor did he get an opportunity to bat. However, in the second ODI when he batted at number four ahead of Iyer, he was bowled out for 7 runs off 10 balls. When it came to his bowling part, he gave 30 runs in two overs without taking any wickets.

Shivam Dube is having a game to forget ? 2-0-30-0 so far with the ball ? https://t.co/NSd8b9XHCU — Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) October 9, 2026

The question is, when your fast bowling all-rounder is useless, why is he getting consistent opportunities? Why isn't someone else being used in his place? You have Nitish Kumar Reddy on the bench.

Looking at Shivam Dube's T20 International career, he has scored 1178 runs in 61 innings across 81 matches at an average of 28.5. He has bowled in only 53 innings, taking 40 wickets at an average of 27.15. Notably, his economy rate during this period has been 9.96, which is quite high.

Defending his decision to send Dube ahead of Iyer, Gautam Gambhir said, "We have used him like this for a long time. This isn't the first time this has happened. We had lost momentum. In international cricket, sometimes things go your way, sometimes they don't. We have always been flexible with our batting line-up and will continue to do so. In T20 cricket, only the opening batsmen are fixed."