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[ad_1] Shubam Dubey's life took a turn for the better when Rajasthan Royals acquired him for Rs 5.60 crore in the recent IPL player auction, and that sunny moment has washed away all those early turmoil in the Vidarbha man's life. Dubey, an aggressive middle-order batter who impressed in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a strike rate of 185, had seen his father taking up odd jobs like selling paan to buy a cricket kit for him.But now the struggle is behind the family, and Dubey was understandably delighted."My family couldn't afford to buy a cricket kit but my father still got me one. But they never forced me to do something else despite our struggling financial situation."My father is a modest man who took up odd jobs to support the family, right from operating a paan stall to wo...

[ad_1] December 19 will be a date to remember for Vidarbha batter Shubham Dubey, who got picked by Rajasthan Royals during the IPL 2024 auctions in Dubai. The uncapped Indian batter was bought at a whopping total of Rs 5.80 crore by the 2008 champions. Starting from a base price of Rs 20 lakh, Shubham made Rajasthan and Delhi Capitals engage in an intense bidding war, before getting sold to the former for a hefty amount. It was a life-changing moment for Shubham as he hails from a very humble background in Nagpur and will now be sharing the stage with the likes of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, and others.Coming from a lower-middle-class family in Nagpur, Shubham faced numerous obstacles on his way to glory. His father Badriprasad Dubey, who is a pan stall owner, struggled day and night to m...