Rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal and allrounder Shivam Dube are reportedly set to be handed BCCI central contracts following a series of eye-catching performances.
According to a report in The Times of India, Dube has been asked to work more on his bowling with the team management looking at him as a backup for star allrounder Hardik Pandya who is currently recovering from an injury.
Dube has been in superb form with the bat in the ongoing T20I series between India and Afghanistan. He has smashed back-to-back half-centuries and skipper Rohit Sharma has been decent with the ball too.
“The selectors and the team management want him to bowl more and more, as that adds immense value to Dube as a player. This is why he is bowling a fair bit during this series. If he can chip in with a few overs with the ball, he can cement his place in the side for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA. This is crucial because he is the ideal back-up to the injury-prone Hardik Pandya,” TOI quoted a BCCI source as saying.
Dube has played one ODI and 20 T20Is so far and is aiming to be part of India squad for the T20 World Cup which will be held in June this year.
On the other hand, Jaiswal made a memorable India debut during the West Indies tour last year, hitting a century in the opening match as the tourists clinched the two-match series 1-0. Later in 2023, he won the Asiad gold with the men’s cricket team, scoring a maiden T20I century during the continental event in China.
The 22-year-old has scored 316 runs from four Tests at an average of 45.14 including a century and a fifty.
In 16 T20Is, Jaiswal has scored 498 runs at a strike-rate of 163.81 having impressed with his range of strokes and ability to switch gears.
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