Gautam Gambhir said that he had faith in Shivam Dube's abilities as a bowler and threw him in the deep sea, just like he did with Shubman Gill, to see how the all-rounder reacted to the pressure situation.
However, India suffered a massive blow before the final as Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the match. This led to India making changes to their plans and using Shivam Dube instead of Hardik Pandya as the new ball bowler.
Although the all-rounder didn't pick any wickets, he bowled economically and did the job that India expected from him with the ball.
"Nothing, just put, throw guys in deep sea. As simple as it can get. We did the same with Shubman as well. When he was appointed as a Test captain for an England series, we had pushed him in deep sea. He came out as a proper professional swimmer. The same was with Shivam as well. You got to give these guys, you got to push them in deep sea, you got to put them under pressure, extreme pressure and see how these guys react and see what Shivam did."
So sometimes when you push people in those situations, they come out flourishing - Gautam Gambhir
"Imagine if he wouldn't have been thrown in that deep sea, we would have never got to know what kind of a character and what implement he has when it comes to pressure situations. And imagine Asia Cup final against Pakistan, bowling first and the third over for 12 runs. I think imagine the amount of confidence he must have got after those two overs.
So imagine it's a great luxury to have - Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir also talked about having spin-bowling all-rounders like Axar Patel and Washington Sundar in the setup. He lauded the all-rounders, saying that they offer great luxury to the side. Gautam Gambhir elaborated:
"And imagine how many teams have that luxury of having this kind of spin all around. When we go overseas, sometimes we don't get that luxury of having seam bowling all around us. Imagine in India, when the touring sides come to India, we've got people like Axar who can bat, who can bowl, Washi can bat and bowl. They can get inside the side purely as a batter as well. That's how good they are as a batter. So imagine it's a great luxury to have."
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