IPL 2023: Shivam Dube Shares Interesting Story, How He Started Playing Cricket

Mumbai, April 30: Shivam Dube's unbeaten 95-run knock for Chennai Super Kings in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore within the 'Southern Derby' greater than a fortnight again is among the only a few memorable issues for the four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions this season. In a forgettable season for the Ravindra Jadeja-led facet up to now, Dube and his partnership with Robin Uthappa (88) was the important thing to the facet notching up a mammoth 216/4 on that memorable day within the match on the DY Patil Stadium on April 12, which CSK gained by 23 runs. IPL 2023: When Harshal Patel Just Wanted To Emulate Zaheer Khan's Knuckle Balls and Slower Ones.

But few would know in regards to the 28-year-old Mumbai cricketer and his initiation into cricket. For all his success within the IPL -- Dube has been with RCB, Rajashtan Royals and now CSK -- he has to thank his home assist, who grew to become so pissed off together with his stroke-play when he was simply 4 years outdated, that he refused to bowl to him for worry of being made to run throughout the park to collect the ball. Revealing an attention-grabbing incident in his life, Dube mentioned, "When I started playing cricket at the age of four in my building, we had a domestic help who would throw balls to me, and I would hit. He had to run to get the ball. After a day or two he stopped throwing balls to me and I went up to tell my father. PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2023: Mohsin Khan, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera Lead Lucknow’s 20-Run Win Over Punjab.

"My dad requested what's the issue in throwing balls to a four-year outdated. And he (home assist) mentioned I've to run to fetch the ball, he is hitting it in all places. My father then requested him to throw balls and noticed me play. I stood within the left-hander's place and my father was shocked as a result of each mother and pop are right-handers. Then I hit the balls and my dad determined I'll play cricket," revealed Dube. "This is the story that received cricket to me. My dad received and noticed my capacity. He at all times informed me you have received the expertise however you continue to must work exhausting," added Dube. The left-hand batter has scored essentially the most runs for CSK in IPL 2023, making 247 runs from eight innings, with the perfect being an unbeaten 95 in opposition to RCB.

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