Shivam Dube

A batting all-rounder, Shivam Dube was born on June 26, 1993, in Mumbai, India and nearly left cricket at the age of 14 before making a comeback in the Mumbai U-23 team at the teenage age of 19.

The 6-foot-tall Mumbai all-rounder is a right-arm medium pacer and a left-handed batsman and has the required temperament and skill set to excel at the top of international cricket. His journey from almost giving up cricket to making a comeback battling health and fitness issues is a story straight out of films.

Shivam Dube: Along the years

Shivam Dube Records

• Third-most expensive figures in T20Is (34 runs)

• Involved in the highest partnership for the third wicket with Robin Uthappa (165)

• Fastest Indian to reach 100 sixes in Indian Premier League (IPL)

• Fourth Indian to score a half-century and take a wicket in the same match

Shivam Dube Awards

• Lala Amarnath Award for Best All-rounder in Ranji Trophy 2019-20

Shivam Dube Career

Shivam Dube has had a rollercoaster of a career so far. From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, the all-rounder has seen it all and borne the brunt.

Shivam Dube Domestic Career

Shivam Dube hogged the limelight when he peeled off five sixes in five balls off left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh on December 17 on the final day of their Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. It was the second time he had scored five sixes in an over, after doing it against Pravin Tambe in the T20 Mumbai League in March.

Dube played junior cricket for his state before making it to the senior team in domestic cricket. Dube made his List-A debut for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in February 2017 against Rajasthan in Chennai. He made his Twenty20 debut in January 2016 for Mumbai during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Dube’s first-class debut came in December 2017 when he played for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy against Karnataka. In the first innings, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

In January 2020, Dube won the Lala Amarnath award for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy 2019-20 season at the BCCI Domestic Awards. He was a part of the Mumbai squad that won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19, 2020-21 season, and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-23.

Shivam Dube IPL Career

Just a day before the 2018 IPL auction, Shivam Dube caught the attention of the nation by plundering five sixes in five balls off left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh on December 17 on the final day of their Ranji Trophy match against Baroda. The auction held the very next day in Jaipur saw the uncapped player garnering a lot of attention.

Eventually, he was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) for a whopping INR 5 crores. He did not get many chances in IPL 2019 and had a below-par IPL 2020 where he managed to score only 129 runs at an average of 18.42 and a strike rate of 122.85. However, he managed to pick up 4 wickets in that season with the ball.

The Rajasthan Royals signed Shivam Dube for INR 4.40 crores in the IPL 2021 auction. Barring a match-winning unbeaten 64 against eventual champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Dube struggled to get going in that season as he scored 230 at a strike rate of 119.17 in 9 matches.

The Mumbai all-rounder was acquired by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 mega auction for INR 4 crores. He started showing glimpses of his true potential as he smashed a couple of half-centuries, scoring 289 runs in 11 games at an impressive strike rate of 156.22. He stitched the highest partnership for the third wicket with Robin Uthappa (165 runs) against RCB and registered his career-best IPL score of 95 not out.

Dube had his career-best season in IPL 2023 when he helped CSK win their fifth title by being a vital cog in the middle order. He amassed 418 runs in 16 matches at a healthy average of 38 and a strike rate of 158.33.

He credited his huge success and a massive turnaround to the franchise and the then CSK skipper MS Dhoni for backing him. He also continued his momentum in IPL 2024 but struggled to get going in the second half of the season as CSK failed to make it to the playoffs only for the third time in their IPL history.

With the introduction of the ‘impact player’ rule in IPL, Dube plays for CSK as a pure batter and occasionally bowls. He has taken a solitary wicket for CSK in the three seasons he played for the franchise so far.

Shivam Dube International Career

Though Shivam Dube made his international cricket in 2019, he had to wait to get a long run to prove his mettle in the international circuit. He had a substandard start to his international career but staged a comeback to the Indian team after his IPL exploits.

Shivam Dube ODI Career

Shivam Dube played his maiden ODI on December 15, 2019, against West Indies in Chennai. Dube had a forgettable debut as he scored a measly 9 runs before being scalped by Keemo Paul. He did not fare much well in the bowling department either as the Mumbai all-rounder was plundered for 68 runs in 7.5 overs.

After a gap of nearly five years, Dube returned to the Indian ODI squad for India’s tour of Sri Lanka in 2024. Though he picked up his maiden wicket of wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis, Dube all but finished the match for India coming in at No. 8 with the bat, but a bizarre finish meant that India had to settle for an unusual tie, with Sri Lankan skipper Charith Asalanka bowling out India by picking up wickets off consecutive deliveries.

Dube was sent in to bat at no.4 and returned with a duck in the second ODI. Fluctuating his batting position meant that he had to come in at No. 6 again in the final ODI and did not get going as he failed to replicate his T20 form in the 50-over format.

Shivam Dube T20I Career

Shivam Dube made his T20 debut against Bangladesh on November 03, 2019, and made an impact in the series decider. With the series tied 1-1, India gambled in Nagpur by picking just five bowlers, including Dube, who had bowled a mere three balls on his T20I debut in Delhi, and then just two overs in the second match in Rajkot.

In Nagpur, with the series on the line, Dube teamed up with Deepak Chahar and triggered a game-changing Bangladesh collapse. Dube had leaked 23 runs in his first two overs, and when he returned to the attack for the 14th over, Bangladesh needed 65 from 42 balls with seven wickets in hand, with half-centurion Mohammad Naim and the vastly experienced Mushfiqur Rahim in the middle.

Dube struck with the first ball of his new spell, tricking Mushfiqur Rahim with a slower cutter and having him chop on for a golden duck. Then, in his next over, he nailed an off-stump yorker to get rid of Naim for 81. This was the same game in which Deepak Chahar took record figures of 6 for 7 and created a world record. India won by 30 runs and Dube finished with figures of 3 for 30. It was only for the sixth time in 20 T20 games that he finished his quota of four overs.

However, the euphoria of success plateaued when India toured New Zealand at the start of the year. Playing in the 5th T20I of the series, Shivam Dube was belted for 34 runs by the duo of Ross Taylor and Tim Seifert in the tenth over of the second innings during the fifth T20I. The 34 runs conceded by Dube in the over is now the second most expensive over bowled in the history of the format, behind Stuart Broad’s 36 runs.

On the back of his IPL exploits, Dube staged a return to the national team when he was drafted into the Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

He failed to get going against Pakistan and dropped a catch as well. However, he played second fiddle to Suryakumar Yadav and rescued India from a mini collapse against the United States of America (USA).

Dube showed glimpses of his potential in the Super Eight match against Bangladesh by scoring 34 off 24 balls, which included three sixes.

He scored 28 off 22 balls against Australia but got dismissed for a golden duck in the semifinal against England.

Though he had a mediocre outing in the group stage, Dube scored a vital cameo of 27 off 16 balls in the final against South Africa as India ended their ICC trophy drought after 11 years.

Shivam Dube Family

Shivam Dube was born on June 26, 1993, and while Dube’s ascent to the top does seem rapid, what makes his journey even more intriguing is the fact that he had given up on cricket entirely from the age of 13 to 17. Dube’s father Rajesh Dube was a wrestler in his youth but the passion he had for cricket, along with the potential he saw in Shivam when he was as young as five, convinced him to devote his life to training his son. There was a turf pitch that was prepared behind their house and the father-son duo would practice for hours.

Dube married his long-time girlfriend Anjum Khan on July 16, 2021. On February 13, 2022, he had a double treat when the Chennai Super Kings bought him in the IPL 2022 mega auction and he was blessed with a baby boy named Ayaan on the very same day.

Shivam Dube House

According to MagicBricks, Shivam Dube resides in a lavish apartment in Mumbai.