Father sold leaves, did not even have money to buy cricket kit, IPL made him a millionaire: Know the story of Shubham Dubey's struggle

Shubham Dubey : For IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals have included a cricketer who can bat explosively in the middle order. Last year, in the auction held in Dubai for IPL 2024, Nagpur's Shubham Dubey was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5.8 crore. Shubham plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. Shubham's base price was Rs 20 lakh, but in the auction, RR included him in their team by paying a huge amount.

Didn't even have money to buy cricket kit

Rajasthan Royals made Shubham Dubey a millionaire overnight with a base price of Rs 20 lakh. The condition of Shubham Dubey's family was not good, so his father Badri Prasad Dubey also had to sell paan. Shubham Dubey did not even have money to buy a cricket kit. In an interview, Shubham Dubey said that my parents have always supported me. My father has struggled a lot to support the family. In addition to working as a hotel manager, he also worked as a real estate agent and ran Pan Gallo. Shubham Dubey wants to buy a house for his family with the money he gets from IPL. Shubham Dubey was born on 27 August 1994 in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha, but he studied in Nagpur.

Shubham is expert in playing big shots

As far as Shubham is concerned, he will play the role of finisher in RR team. This left-handed batsman is known for his explosive batting. Shubham Dubey of Nagpur is an expert in playing big shots. Last year, in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, he scored 221 runs in 7 innings at an average of 73.66 and strike rate of 187.28.

Vidarbha won on the basis of Shubham's innings

Shubham is going to play in IPL for the first time. On 21 October 2023, Shubham Dubey scored 58 runs in 20 balls for Vidarbha in the match against Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. Shubham Dubey's innings included 3 fours and 6 sixes. Meanwhile, Shubham Dubey's strike rate was 290. In this match, on the strength of Shubham Dubey's innings, Vidarbha achieved the target of 213 runs given by Bengal with 13 balls remaining. Shubham Dubey has so far scored 485 runs in 20 T20 matches at an average of 37.30. Shubham Dubey's strike rate is 145.20.