December 19 might be a date to recollect for Vidarbha batter Shubham Dubey, who obtained picked by Rajasthan Royals throughout the IPL 2024 auctions in Dubai. The uncapped Indian batter was purchased at a whopping complete of Rs 5.80 crore by the 2008 champions. Ranging from a base value of Rs 20 lakh, Shubham made Rajasthan and Delhi Capitals interact in an intense bidding warfare, earlier than getting offered to the previous for a hefty quantity. It was a life-changing second for Shubham as he hails from a really humble background in Nagpur and can now be sharing the stage with the likes of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and others.
Coming from a lower-middle-class household in Nagpur, Shubham confronted quite a few obstacles on his technique to glory. His father Badriprasad Dubey, who’s a pan stall proprietor, struggled day and evening to make ends meet for his household.
The 29-year-old Shubham got here into the limelight after his heroics within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), the place he performed seven matches and scored 222 runs, at a strike price of 187.28.
Speaking about his inclusion within the Rajasthan Royals, Shubham stated that it was “surprising” as he was not anticipating such a giant quantity from any franchise.
“It is an unreal feeling. I did effectively within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). So, I used to be hopeful of being picked within the public sale. Frankly, although, I used to be not anticipating such a giant quantity,” stated Dubey.
Dubey additionally revealed that earlier he didn’t have cash to purchase a glove however his mentor, late Sudeep Jaiswal, backed and guided him into the Vidarbha group.
“Our monetary situation was actually dangerous at the moment. Sudip sir helped me rather a lot. With out his help, I would not have achieved something in my life,” stated Dubey.
“For me shopping for even a glove was not attainable. He gave me a brand new bat, and package. He included me within the enjoying XI for Underneath-19, Underneath-23 and ‘A’ Division groups. With out him, I would not have made it to the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation (VCA) group,” he added.
Aside from Dubey, one other uncapped India batter Sameer Rizvi additionally bagged an enormous value cash of Rs 8.40 crore from Chennai Tremendous Kings throughout the public sale.
Rajasthan Royals Full Squad:Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler*, Shimron Hetmyer*, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira*, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult*, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa*, Avesh Khan (from LSG), Rovman Powell*, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Nandre Burger*, Abid Mushtaq
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