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IPL 2024 Auction: Paan stall owner’s son Shubham Dubey looks back at his journey

IPL 2024 Auction: Paan stall owner’s son Shubham Dubey looks back at his journey

Shubham Dubey, after being picked by Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2024 Auction, will rub shoulders with the likes of Jos Buttler and R Ashwin.

The IPL 2024 Auction turned out to be a great day for the Indian uncapped players, who managed to bag deals over crores. Shubham Dubey, the dashing batsman, was one among them and attracted a bid of INR 5.8 Cr from Rajasthan Royals. Now a ‘crorepati’, there’s a lot that will change in the lives of Dubey, and his family, who didn’t come from a strong financial background.

As per a report in the Times of India, his father Badriprasad ran a paan shop in Nagpur. “It’s an unreal feeling. I did well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). So, I was hopeful of being picked in the auction. Frankly, though, I was not expecting such a big amount,” Dubey told TOI.

Perhaps the biggest reason in him bagging the IPL contract was the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he scored 222 runs in seven matches, at a strike rate of 187.28. He also scored the joint-fastest fifty for Vidarbha against Bengal. Remembering his financial struggles, Dubey said, “Our financial condition was really bad at that time. Sudip sir helped me a lot. Without his support, I wouldn’t have achieved anything in my life.”

“For me buying even a glove was not possible. He gave me a new bat, and kit. He included me in the playing XI for Under-19, Under-23 and ‘A’ Division teams. Without him, I wouldn’t have made it to the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) team,” Dubey said.

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