Overview
- India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs, yet Shivam Dube conceded 46 in two overs with four wides and two no-balls as the sixth option.
- The team has spent the past 18 months giving part-time batters such as Dube, Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma bowling time to expand flexibility.
- Anil Kumble says the approach has added balance but warns that part-time options can be exposed on flat batting surfaces.
- Faf du Plessis identifies Jasprit Bumrah as the key danger bowler and explains how opponents may target the sixth bowler once they gain early control.
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticizes Dube’s wayward line and advises against trying six bowlers against the West Indies in the March 1 decider at Eden Gardens.