India all-rounder Shivam Dube attributed his recent improvement with the ball to head coach Gautam Gambhir, bowling coach Morne Morkel, and captain Suryakumar Yadav.

With premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya out of action due to left quadriceps strain, Dube has stepped up to fill his role in the T20Is. During India's unbeaten run to the Asia Cup, Dube chipped in with a couple of overs in the middle and scythed crucial breakthroughs.

During the fourth T20I on Thursday against Australia, Dube claimed one of the decisive wickets in the second innings. During Australia's pursuit of a challenging 168-run target, Tim David dispatched the ball into the top tier of the Gold Coast Stadium, off Dube on the second ball of the 12th over.

However, it was Dube who had the last laugh. On the next ball, with a 122kph delivery, Dube dug in short, which lured David to go for a pull.The Australian committed early and ballooned the ball up to extra cover, straight to captain Suryakumar Yadav, and returned to the dugout cheaply on 14(9).

Before removing David, Dube used the slower ball to outfox Australia captain Mitchell Marsh, lured him to dispatch the ball straight to Arshdeep Singh, and punched his return ticket on 30(24), which resulted in Australia bundling out on 119 in 18.2 overs.

"So, when he (David) got me a six, I just thought, that's a good shot. I should focus on my next ball," Dube told reporters after being asked about his approach for David after hitting a six following India's 48-run triumph.

Source:Ndtv