Shivam Dube

Shivam Dube

Dube in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batting-all rounder
International information
National side	India (2019-present)
ODI debut (cap 228)	15 December 2019 v West Indies
Last ODI	7 August 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	25 (previously 70)
T20I debut (cap 82)	3 November 2019 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	30 July 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	25 (previously 70)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016-2018	Mumbai
2019–2020	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021	Rajasthan Royals
2022–present	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 33 21 54 143 Runs scored 448 1,419 975 2,776 Batting average 29.87 52.55 37.50 30.17 100s/50s 0/3 4/9 1/2 0/13 Top score 63* 121* 118 95* Balls bowled 273 2,475 1,830 985 Wickets 11 52 40 46 Bowling average 39.45 21.46 40.82 31.67 5 wickets in innings 0 2 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/30 7/53 3/21 3/27 Catches/stumpings 12/– 7/– 16/– 47/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC T20 World Cup Winner 2024 West Indies and USA Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 01 July 2024

Shivam Dube (born 25 June 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). An all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm at medium pace, Dube is known for his ability of using his long reach to hit massive sixes.^[2] He made his international debut for the India cricket team in November 2019.^[3] He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup, and played a crucial knock of 27 runs out of 16 balls at a strike rate of 168.75 in the final against South Africa.

Early life

Shivam Dube was born on 26 June 1993 in Mumbai, India. His father Rajesh Dube hails from Bhadohi district in Uttar Pradesh and had migrated to Mumbai for work.^[4]

Dube played school cricket for Hansraj Morarji Public School but had to stop playing at the age of 14 as he was overweight and unable to work on his fitness due to financial constraints. He returned to play at the age of 19 and was soon selected for the Mumbai Under-23s.^[5][6][7]

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Mumbai in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 18 January 2016.^[8] He made his List A debut for Mumbai in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.^[9]

He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 7 December 2017.^[10] In the first innings, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.^[11] On 2 November 2018, in Mumbai's match against Railways in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[12] In his next match, against Karnataka, he took another five-wicket haul, with seven wickets for 54 runs.^[13] On 17 December 2018, in the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda, Dube hit five sixes in one over.^[14] It was the second time he had scored five sixes in an over, after doing it against Pravin Tambe in the Mumbai T20 League in March,^[15] where he was also named the player of the tournament.^[16] He was the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in 2018, with 23 dismissals in eight matches.^[17]

In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[18][19] In February 2021, Dube was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.^[20] In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[21]

He was retained by CSK for 4 crores in the 2023 Indian Premier League.^[22][23] He scored 418 runs in 264 balls during the season, with an average strike rate of 158.33, and an average score of 38.^[24][25] His best performance of the season came against his former team RCB, when he scored 52 runs in 27 balls.^[26] He went on to win the season with CSK by scoring 32 runs in 21 balls in the final, without losing his wicket.^[27]

In the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League, he was retained by CSK for 4 crores.^[28] He scored 51 runs in 23 balls against Gujarat Titans in the second match of the season. He was awarded the Player of the Match for this performance.^[29][30]

International career

In October 2019, Dube was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[31][32] He made his T20I debut for India, against Bangladesh, on 3 November 2019.^[33] Later the same month, Dube was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.^[34] He made his ODI debut for India, against the West Indies, on 15 December 2019.^[35] On 2 February 2020, in the fifth T20I match against New Zealand, Dube bowled the second-most expensive over in a T20I match, conceding 34 runs.^[36] He played his second ODI on August 2, 2024, where he took his first ODI wicket while giving away 19 runs in 4 overs.

On 11 January 2024, in the first T20I match for India against Afghanistan, he scored 60 runs off 40 balls and took a wicket while giving away 9 runs.^[37] He became the fourth Indian cricketer, scoring a half century along with a wicket in a T20I match.^[38]

Dube meeting Narendra Modi after winning the T20 WC 2024

In May 2024, he was named in India’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.

Personal life

On 16 July 2021, Dube married his long-time girlfriend Anjum Khan in Mumbai.^[39] The couple had their first child, a boy named Ayaan, on 13 February 2022.^[40]

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External links

• Shivam Dube at ESPNcricinfo