Shivam Dube (born 26 June 1993) is an Indian

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in domestic cricket and the

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in the

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(IPL). He is an

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who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm at medium pace. He made his international debut for the

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in November 2019.

Early life

Shivam Dube was born on 26 June 1993 in

, India. He stopped playing cricket 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.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for Mumbai in the

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on 18 January 2016. He made his

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debut for Mumbai in the

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on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the

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on 7 December 2017. In the first innings, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. On 2 November 2018, in Mumbai's match against

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in the

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, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. In his next match, against

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, he took another five-wicket haul, with seven wickets for 54 runs. On 17 December 2018, in the Ranji Trophy match against

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, Dube hit five

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in one

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. It was the second time he had scored five sixes in an over, after doing it against

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in the

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in March, where he was also named the player of the tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai in the

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in 2018, with 23 dismissals in eight matches. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. In February 2021, Dube was bought by the

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in the IPL auction ahead of the

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the

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tournament.

International career

In October 2019, Dube was named in India's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his T20I debut for India, against

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, on 3 November 2019. Later the same month, Dube was named in India's

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(ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his ODI debut for India, against the

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, on 15 December 2019. 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.

Personal life

On 16 July 2021, Dube married Anjum Khan in

. The wedding was performed using both Hindu and Islamic rituals. The couple had their first child, who was a boy, on 13 February 2022.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dube, Shivam 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers Mumbai cricketers Cricketers from Mumbai Rajasthan Royals cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Chennai Super Kings cricketers