All-rounder Shivam Dubey made a lot of headlines by scoring half-centuries in two of the three T20 matches played against Afghanistan.
In the first match, Shivam scored unbeaten 60 runs in 40 balls and took two wickets. In the second match, he scored unbeaten 63 runs on 32 balls and also took one wicket.
Shivam Dubey scored 289 runs in 11 matches for Chennai Super Kings in the 2022 IPL. Since then his star has been on the rise.
In the 2023 IPL, he played a big role in making Chennai champion for the record 5th time by scoring 418 runs in 16 matches.
Dubey said that he spoke with senior team members of Chennai Super Kings including MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming. He got many tips from this.
Dubey was selected for the domestic T20 against Australia, but did not get a chance to play. He did not get a chance in the series against South Africa.
After Yuvraj and Virat, Shivam Dubey is only the third Indian player to take a wicket and score a half century in two T20 matches.
Now Shivam Dubey is being seen in the team as the backup of Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup.
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that one of the three players Shivam Dubey, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh can be selected for the T20 World Cup.
Shivam is from Bhadohi in UP, but many years ago his family settled in Mumbai. His father has a business in Bhiwandi. In 2021, Shivam married girlfriend Anjum Khan.