There are moments in cricket when opportunity does not arrive gently. It arrives with pressure, expectation, and a spotlight that feels hotter than usual. For Shivam Dube, that moment came during the Asia Cup final, when Hardik Pandya was ruled out and India suddenly found themselves without their most valuable seam-bowling all-rounder. The team management had a choice to make—and they made one that few would have predicted. They handed Dube the new ball in the power play against Pakistan, in a title match no less.
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It seemed bold. It seemed risky. And then, it began to look inspired.
Dube was calm.
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